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Definition of Molars
1. molar [n] - See also: molar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Molars
Literary usage of Molars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1889)
"But two families of Proboscidea are known. They are defined as follows : Adult
dentition embracing premolars and molars ; no superior incisors ..."
2. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1889)
"molars of Mammalia in functional relation ; from Osborn. FlG. 70. ... Transverse
sections of molars of Artiodactyla ; from Gaudry. FIG. 72. ..."
3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"Head elongated; parietal bones imperceptibly shelving towards each other; condyles
of the under jaw parallel with the upper molars. ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1883)
"Last superior molar longitudinal ; inferior true molars without ... Fourth inferior
true molar like the true molars, with three anterior cusps. ft. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1859)
"The true molars present a repetition of the form and structure of those of the
... Length of upper series of molars, 74 lines. Length of lower series of ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... has a cosmopolitan distribution, and the genera arc so numerous that only some
of the most important can be even mentioned. molars have a structure ..."
7. Evolution of Mammalian Molar Teeth by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1907)
"While these changes were taking place, the upper molars remained comparatively
stationary in the persistence of the simple trigon, up to the close of the ..."