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PRONUNCIATION OF DENTARY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DENTARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dentary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DENTARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dentary

Mandible

In vertebrates, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is a bone forming the skull with the cranium. In lobe-finned fishes and the early fossil tetrapods, the bone homologous to the mandible of mammals is merely the largest of several bones in the lower jaw. In such animals, it is referred to as the dentary bone, and forms the body of the outer surface of the jaw. It is bordered below by a number of splenial bones, while the angle of the jaw is formed by a lower angular bone and a suprangular bone just above it. The inner surface of the jaw is lined by a prearticular bone, while the articular bone forms the articulation with the skull proper. Finally a set of three narrow coronoid bones lie above the prearticular bone. As the name implies, the majority of the teeth are attached to the dentary, but there are commonly also teeth on the coronoid bones, and sometimes on the prearticular as well. This complex primitive pattern has, however, been simplified to various degrees in the great majority of vertebrates, as bones have either fused or vanished entirely.

Definition of dentary in the English dictionary

The definition of dentary in the dictionary is a bone in the lower jaw of non-mammalian vertebrates, which holds the teeth if there are any.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DENTARY


commentary
ˈkɒməntərɪ
complementary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
complimentary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
documentary
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
elementary
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ
filamentary
ˌfɪləˈmɛntərɪ
fragmentary
ˈfræɡməntərɪ
inventory
ˈɪnvəntərɪ
involuntary
ɪnˈvɒləntərɪ
medicamentary
ˌmedɪkəˈmentərɪ
momentary
ˈməʊməntərɪ
parliamentary
ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ
printery
ˈprɪntərɪ
promontory
ˈprɒməntərɪ
rudimentary
ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ
sedentary
ˈsɛdəntərɪ
sedimentary
ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
supplementary
ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ
voluntary
ˈvɒləntərɪ
wintery
ˈwɪntərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DENTARY

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dental nurse
dental orthopaedics
dental orthopedics
dental plaque
dental plate
dental receptionist
dental records
dental surgeon
dental surgery
dental technician
dentalia
dentality
dentalium
dentally
dentaria
dentate
dentated
dentately
dentation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DENTARY

emolumentary
fly-on-the-wall documentary
impedimentary
integumentary
military
mockumentary
nondocumentary
nonvoluntary
pigmentary
running commentary
sacramentary
segmentary
semidocumentary
semisedentary
shockumentary
tegumentary
tenementary
testamentary
uncomplimentary
unguentary
unparliamentary

Synonyms and antonyms of dentary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dentary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DENTARY

Find out the translation of dentary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dentary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dentary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齿骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dentario
570 millions of speakers

English

dentary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dentary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضرس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зубная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dentário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dentary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergigian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dentale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歯骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dentary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dentary
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dentary
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंतवैद्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dentary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dentario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kości zębowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dentary
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dentary
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dentary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

käke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dentary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dentary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DENTARY»

The term «dentary» is normally little used and occupies the 131.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DENTARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dentary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dentary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dentary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DENTARY»

Discover the use of dentary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dentary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Dimetrodon A B C D E Cynarioides Cynognathus Ictidosaur Key 1 dentary 2 angular 3 prearticular 4coronoid 5 splenial 6 surangular 7 articular Mammal 6 3 7 2 5 4 6 4 3 7 2 5 1 1 4 5 3 2 7 6 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 Figure 4.4 Enlargement of the dentary ...
‎2007
2
The Sauropods: Evolution and Paleobiology
There are 34 replacement foramina and, thus, 34 columns of teeth, which is 20 more than are typically present in the dentary of the diplodocid Diplodocus ( Holland 1924; fig. 5.2B). As there are no septa at any depth within the alveolar trough, ...
Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson, 2005
3
Systematics and Evolution of the Sthenurine Kangaroos
Bone Camp Gully, near Bingara, NSW: AM F49661, right M2; AM F49662, right M3; AM F49663, left dP3; AM F89905 (= AM MF10), right juvenile dentary; AM MF3, left adult dentary; AM MF942, left adult dentary; AM MF1078, left adult dentary; ...
Gavin Prideaux, 2004
4
Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
The elevated dorsal flange of the dentary of Stegosaurus is much less developed in Huayangosaurus (Sereno and Dong, 1992). The dorsal flange of the Huayangosaurus dentary is so small that most of the dentary teeth are visible in lateral ...
David D. Gillette, 1999
5
Effects of Climate Change on Mammalian Fauna Composition and ...
Taxon Element HAFO 7 5509 Paracryptotis gidleyi dentary, r; with m1-3 HAFO 7 5512 Paracryptotis gidleyi dentary, l; edentulous HAFO 503 5879 Paracryptotis gidleyi dentary, r; with m1-2 HAFO 68 6522 Paracryptotis gidleyi dentary, l; ...
Dennis Russell Ruez (Jr), 2007
6
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
C, Left dentary teeth. predentary is usually more vertical, ventrocaudally inclined, in other basal iguanodontoids, as observed in Iguanodon, Mantellisaurus, Ouranosaurus, Jinzhousaurus, and Altirhinus. The rostral surface of the predentary ...
Pascal Godefroit, 2012
7
A Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Reevaluation of Therizinosauria ...
Symphyseal region of dentary broad and straight, paralleling lateral margin (0) or medially recurved slightly (1) or strongly recurved medially (2). zTWiG 66. Dentary symphyseal region in line with main part of buccal edge (0) or symphyseal ...
Lindsay Elizabeth Zanno, 2008
8
History of the Coelacanth Fishes
Dentary teeth fused to dentary (0), separate from dentary (1). Teeth firmly attached to the supporting dentary are here regarded as a plesiomorphic feature of adult bony fishes because this is the common condition in outgroups. An edentulous ...
Peter L. Forey, 1998
9
The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor, Volume 4: The ...
Monopterus albus articular 1L e2 5:2 - Anabas testudineus frontal 1L, lacrimal 1L 5R, post-temporal 1L - Bagridae dorsal fin spine 1, pectoral fin spine 3R - Channa striata dentary 1L, epihyal 2L, maxilla 3L, palatine 2L 1R, premaxilla 1R, scale ...
Charles Higham, A. Kijngam, 2011
10
The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor: Volume V: the ...
(dorsal) 1l,1R ; opercular 2R; supracleithurm 1R = 2 Channa striata premaxilla 1l, 1R, maxilla 1R, lacrymal 1R (fragment), lower pharyngeal 1R, palatine 1l, basioccipital 1 = 2 Channa sp. dentary 1l, 3R, quadrate 1R, ceratohyal 1l, 2R , epihyal ...
Charles Higham, Ampham Kijngam, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DENTARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dentary is used in the context of the following news items.
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A New Oviraptorid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the …
Huanansaurus differs from Heyuannia in that the symphyseal portion of the dentary is strongly downturned, pneumatic foramina are present on ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Do All Life Forms Fall into a Nested Hierarchy?
Furthermore, derived features of the dentary and teeth shared by Chilesaurus, sauropodomorphs and therizinosaurs are interpreted as ... «Discovery Institute, Jun 15»
3
Mesozoic mammals—what do we know from China?
The mandibular middle ear is a complex in which the ear bones are small but still attached to the tooth-bearing dentary bone so that these ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
4
UW Researcher Contributes to Discovery of Mick Jagger-Like …
“If you look at the dentary, or lower jaw, of Jaggermeryx, you'll see that it has several small holes, or mental foramina, at the anterior end, ... «University of Wyoming News, Sep 14»
5
Endemic Australian bats measured up for species classification
Left: photographs of the glans penis for six of the species (Ozimops subgen. Nov.) Right: skull and dentary photographs (M. halli sp. nov.). «Science Network Western Australia, Jul 14»
6
Prehistoric Hedgehog, Tapir Species Discovered in Canada
Left: Silvacola acares, a right maxilla. Right: Heptodon sp., a right dentary fragment. Image credit: Jaelyn J. Eberle et al. Silvacola acares may ... «Sci-News.com, Jul 14»
7
Megamastax amblyodus: Largest Silurian Vertebrate Discovered in …
Co 1–4, coronoids 1–4; coT 1–8, coronoid teeth 1–8; De, dentary; fo.add, adductor fossa; fo.gl, glenoid fossa; fo.Mk, Meckelian foramen; Id, ... «Sci-News.com, Jun 14»
8
T. rex fossils arrive at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural …
Then, out of a box marked “WOW,” came components of the skull: the left maxilla and right dentary (roughly, the cheek and lower jaw). «Washington Post, Apr 14»
9
Nanuqsaurus Hoglundi: Alaska's 'Pigmy' T. Rex
Arrow points to autapomorphic, reduced, first two dentary teeth. B–E. Photographs and interpretive line drawings of right maxilla piece in medial ... «Science 2.0, Mar 14»
10
Chaohusaurus Fossil Shows Oldest Live Reptile Birth
Abbreviations: i-v, metatarsals; 4, fourth distal tarsal; a, astragalus; c, calcaneum; cr, caudal rib; cv, caudal vertebra; d, dentary; fe, femur; fi, ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 14»

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