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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate.
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- noun A thin horizontal bony plate of the
skull , located in the roof of the mouth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the bony part of the roof of the mouth
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