Category:Rhachiodont

Rha"chi*o*dont, a. Etym: [gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.