bony ridge

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bony
adjective
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/ˈbəʊ.ni/us
/ˈboʊ.ni/
very thin, so that the bones show under ...
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ridge
noun[C]
uk
/rɪdʒ/us
/rɪdʒ/
a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along ...
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All the breeder's hair falls out and the head acquires abonyridgeto protect the newly expanded cranium.
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The morphology is quite different from other caimans but thebonyridgethat occurs in other caimans is present.
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Thebonyridgebehind the eyes is another characteristic for this species.
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Thebonyridgeextending from above the eyes down the snout, as seen in other caiman, is present.
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It has a large mouth, a prominentbonyridgeabove each eye, a rounded caudal fin, and two lateral lines which overlap slightly.
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They were placed in tooth-sockets that had a lowbonyridgebut were not otherwise elevated from the jaw.
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They are commonly known as razorfishes, as they are very laterally compressed with a sharpbonyridgeat the front of their heads.
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Although it was a herbivore (as indicated by its teeth), its skull had abonyridgetypically associated with carnivorous mammals.
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Over its nose was abonyridge, and on its frill were two large outwardly-projecting hooks.
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Abonyridgeabove the eye sockets reinforces weaker bones in the face which are put under strain during chewing.
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Abonyridgeon the side of its upper jaw might have helped anchor soft tissue.
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They were all herbivores, walking on two or four legs, and are characterized by abonyridgeor frill at the back of the skull.
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During the breeding season, adult males of the species are characterized by greatly enlarged upper arms (humerus) with abonyridgecovered by skin and black keratinized spines.
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In thebonyridgedividing the carotid canal from the jugular fossa is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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The femur is large, and many bony ridges provide anchorage for muscles that would have been useful for both swimming and moving on land.
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The knee cap sliding across the femur can cause some pain due to the bony ridges of the femur.
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Three bony ridges are on the top of their head.
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These muscles would be attached on bony ridges present on the upper and lower jaws.
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He argued that the prominent bony ridges over the eyes and the general shape of the skull indicated that it belonged to a savage and barbarous race of human.
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