• (a.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds` eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them.
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Rha'chi·o·dont adjective [ Greek
'ra`chis ,
-ios , the spine + ........., ........., a tooth.]
(Zoology) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebræ, as certain South African snakes (
Dasypeltis ) which swallow...
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