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Mammalogy Vocabulary

Across
The bone in the upper jaw that bears the canine, premolar, and molar teeth
External ear
an animal that feeds on dead animals matter that it has not killed (carrion)
Most dorsal of the three bones in each half of the pelvic girdle. The pelvic bone which articulates with the sacral vertebrae
Any finger or toe
teeth with high crowns; usually rootless and ever-growing
Pertaining to newborn mammals that require prolonged parental care for survival
Last number in countdown
History segment
The trough in the squamosal bone for the reception of the mandibular condyle of the dentary
Otherwise
Field of study
The bony roof of the mouth composed of parts of the premaxillary, maxillary and palatine bones
Valuable rocks
Pertaining to two or more digits that are fused together
The hinder portion of the skull above the foramen magnum
On the cheek side of the teeth
A small bone in the anterior face of the orbit
A peak or rounded elevation on the crown of a tooth
A ventral bone of the pectoral girdle. Reduced or absent in many mammals. The collarbone in humans
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin
a septum dividing the abdominal and thoracic cavities
Paired bones roofing the posterior part of the braincase. bulla
Down
an enlarged tooth between the incisors and premolars
Healing balm
animals that consume insects as well as other arthropods such as arachnids (spiders and scorpions) and myriapods (centipedes and millipedes)
Extremely hard outer layer on the crown of a tooth. consiting of calcareous compounds
teeth with high crowns; usually rootless and ever-growing
The attachment of the embryo to the uterine wall of the female mammal
Fruit-eating
Relative of beer
a vertebrate animal characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands, a neocortex, fur/hair, and three middle ear bones
"What's the big ___?"
the openings of the nasal cavity
The fertilized egg
The inflated bony capsule that encases the middle and inner ear
The posterior teeth in the upper and lower jaws that are nondeciduous
The bone that forms the midsection of the zygomatic arch
"___ we there yet?"
Had a meal
one of the two bone of the forearm
a bone in the penis of certain mammals
A tooth bearing only a single cusp. In shrew the term refers to the series of three, four, or five small pointed teeth in the jaws behind the enlarged anterior pair
In vertebrates a cartilaginous tube leading from the larynx to the bronchi through which air passes to the lungs
Paired bones roofing the posterior part of the braincase. bulla
A median unpaired bone lying in the floor of the nasal cavity
Dunkable treat