English Dictionary

toothcomb

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtuːθkəʊm/

名詞

(zoology) A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

日本語の意味

（動物学）一部の霊長類の下顎に存在する、櫛のような形状の歯列。長く平たい前歯が微細な溝を持ち、毛づくろいに用いられる

The lemur used its toothcomb to groom the matted fur behind its ear.

キツネザルは櫛状の歯列を使って耳の後ろのもつれた毛をきれいにした。

意味（1）

(zoology) A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

There is no reason to doubt that the tooth comb is homologous in all the lemuriforms. The term tooth comb has recently been replaced by Martin (1972) with the concept of tooth scraper, and he has stated that, although most living species of strepsirhines use their tooth combs for grooming, this is a secondary function.

toothcombs （ plural ）