tritor Zool.
(ˈtraɪtə(r))
[a. L. trītor a rubber, grinder, f. terĕre, trīt- to rub, grind.]
A specially hard and white ridge or prominence on the teeth of some fishes, as those of the genus Chimæra.
| 1889 Nicholson & Lydekker Palæont. xlviii. 950 One or more triturating ridges, or prominences, differing in appearance from the rest of the tooth, which may be conveniently termed tritors. 1897 Parker & Haswell Zool. II. 178 Each..tooth has its surface slightly raised into a rounded elevation.., known as a tritor. |