VOMER

(Lat.), n. m. Vom(wom)'u8r(e3r). Gen., vom'eris. From., a plowshare. Fr., v. Ger.. Pflugschaar. 1. A thin mesial bone, which is irregularly quadrilateral, placed vertically between the nasal fo e. [C.] 2. In ornithology, see PYGOSTYLE. V. cartilagineus. A cartilaginous plate which extends from the anterior extremity of the v. to the nasal spine of the superior maxilla. [L, 332.] [s. 722]