Tomium
In anatomy, the tomium is the sharp cutting edge of the beak[1][2] of a bird[3] or the bill of a turtle.[4][5] Sometimes the edge is serrated for tearing through flesh or vegetation.[6][7]
See also
- Culmen (bird)
- Gonys
References
- ISBN 978-0-470-34435-4.
- ^ Research & Exploration: A Scholarly Publication of the National Geographic Society. National Geographic Society. 1993.
- ^ Agriculture Handbook. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1972.
- ISBN 978-1-5017-2247-9.
- ISBN 978-0-226-73537-5.
- ISBN 978-0-19-537266-3.
- ISBN 978-0-470-34435-4.
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