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Thesaurus: rhachiodont

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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  1. 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.
  2. Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebræ, as certain South African snakes (Dasypelits) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them.
  3. Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of theinferior spines of some of the vertebræ, as certain South Africansnakes (Dasypelits) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gularteeth to crush them.