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rhachiodont
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rhachiodont, a. [Gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + , , a tooth.].
Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebræ, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis ) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them. [1913 Webster]
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