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fine, long, crowded teeth in a patch or band having the appearance of velvet
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
villiform teeth
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villiform — ˈviləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vill (from New Latin villus) + iform : having the form or appearance of villi : resembling the pile of velvet; often : resembling bristles in a brush a … Useful english dictionary
Villiform — Vil li*form, a. [Villus + form.] Having the form or appearance of villi; like close set fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are villiform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
villiform — [vil′ə fôrm΄] adj. [< VILLUS + i + FORM] 1. like villi in form 2. designating the small teeth of some fishes, so closely set as to resemble the pile of velvet … English World dictionary
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