Opisthoglyphous

adj

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Adjective

1
Whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture. not-comparable

Synonyms

aglyphous proteroglyphous solenoglyphous

Etymology

From opisthoglyph + -ous.

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