tooth pad

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.
    — Teeth are concentrated on the tooth pads of the pharyngeal jaws. The pads become fused to the supporting endochondral bones, so that mechanical coupling is improved.

词形变化

tooth pads plural tooth-pad alternative toothpad alternative

词源

From tooth + pad.
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