Definition of Mentomeckelian. Meaning of Mentomeckelian. Synonyms of Mentomeckelian

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Definition of Mentomeckelian

Mentomeckelian
Mentomeckelian Men`to*meck*e"li*an, a. [1st mental + Meckelian.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw. -- n. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.

Meaning of Mentomeckelian from wikipedia

- guentheri) consisting of three pairs of bones (angulosplenial, dentary, and mentomeckelian, with the last pair being absent in Pipoidea), an unsupported tongue...
- Xenoanura. The synapomorphies that define Pipoidea are the absence of mentomeckelian bones, absence of lateral alae of the parasphenoid, fusion of the frontoparietals...