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molar
(English) In fishes, either a low and blunt tooth that is otherwise essentially conical, or roundish (in cross-section), adapted for crushing or grinding shellfish, e.g. in Anarhichadidae. (See also: teeth, molariform, shellfish)
molaire
(French) Chez les poissons, soit une dent courte et émoussée qui, habituellement, est surtout conique, ou une dent arrondie (en section transversale), adaptée pour écraser ou broyer des crustacés. (See also: teeth, molariform, shellfish)
molar
(Portuguese) Nos peixes, dente baixo e plano que serve para partir as conchas e/ou as carapaças das suas presas. (See also: teeth, molariform, shellfish)

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