. On the anatomy of vertebrates [electronic resource] . in theform of perfect cubes, and of prismsor plates with three sides (Myletes), four sides ( Scarus), five, or sixsides (Myliobates, fig. 249). The cone is the most common form inFishes: such teeth may be slender, sharp-pointed, and so minute, numerous, and closelyaggregated, as to resemble the plush or pileof velvet; these are called ( villiform teeth(denies villiformes, dents en velours3); all theteeth of the Perch are of this kind : when theteeth are equally fine and numerous, butlonger, they are called e ciliiform {deniesciliiformes)

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. On the anatomy of vertebrates [electronic resource] . in theform of perfect cubes, and of prismsor plates with three sides (Myletes), four sides ( Scarus), five, or sixsides (Myliobates, fig. 249). The cone is the most common form inFishes: such teeth may be slender, sharp-pointed, and so minute, numerous, and closelyaggregated, as to resemble the plush or pileof velvet; these are called ( villiform teeth(denies villiformes, dents en velours3); all theteeth of the Perch are of this kind : when theteeth are equally fine and numerous, butlonger, they are called e ciliiform {deniesciliiformes) : when the teeth are similar to, but Teeth of Myxine. stronger than these, they are called setiform (denies seti-formes, dents en brosse): conical teeth, as close set and sharppointed as the villiform teeth, but of larger size, are called ( rasp-teeth (denies raduliformes, dents en rape or en cardes, fig. 252) ;the Pike presents such teeth on the back part of the vomer: theteeth of the Sheat-fish (Silurus glanis) present all the gradations. Transverse section of tooth of Oryctcropus,magn. v. 248

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