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单词 rachiodont
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rachiodont
rachiodont adj.
Brit. /ˈreɪkɪə(ʊ)dɒnt/
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U.S. /ˈreɪkiəˌdɑnt/
[probably after scientific Latin Rachiodontidae, family name (attributed to Günther, 1858) < Rachiodon , former genus name (A. J. L. Jourdan 1833, in Le Temps 13 June); compare -odont comb. form] Zoology rare designating an egg-eating snake of the genus Dasypeltis (formerly Rachiodon), in which projections of the cervical vertebrae protrude into the gullet and are used for breaking eggshells.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. Rachiodont, belonging to or characteristic of the family Rachiodontidae; possessing gular teeth.
1920 I. F. Henderson & W. D. Henderson Dict. Sci. Terms 268/2 Rachiodont,..[applied to] egg-eating Snakes with much developed hypophyses of the anterior thoracic vertebrae, which function as teeth.
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