Thegosis: tooth grinding or sharpening
See "Tooth-sharpening behaviour (thegosis) and other causes of wear on sheep teeth in relation to mastication and grazing mechanisms" by D. Every , G. A. Tunnicliffe, and R. G. Every here: www.rsnz.org/publish/jrsnz/1998/
See "Tooth-sharpening behaviour (thegosis) and other causes of wear on sheep teeth in relation to mastication and grazing mechanisms" by D. Every , G. A. Tunnicliffe, and R. G. Every here: www.rsnz.org/publish/jrsnz/1998/
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Re: Found a new word today
Fri, April 18, 2008 - 4:55 AMAlso see
www.nature.com/nature/jou...0729b0.html
which tells us that the term was coined by R.G Every mentioned and Kuehne.
Karl
