Entoglossus

The entoglossus is an elongated bony process in lizards and birds that projects from the body of the hyoid apparatus into the tongue.[1]

References

  1. Kent, George C.; Carr, Robert K. (2001). Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-303869-5.
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