Assertion: alligator's teeth | /r/HasProperty | visible
Facets:
value: hardly
type: DEGREE
value: almost completely
type: DEGREE
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
value: with crocodiles
type: OTHER
value: on a crocodile’s jaw
type: LOCATION
value: unlike an alligator
type: OTHER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Usually, no lower teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: Because the upper jaw is larger than the lower jaw, when an alligator closes its mouth, no teeth are visible, as compared to the visibility of teeth when a crocodile has a closed mouth.
text: An easy way to tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator, is when a crocodile closes it’s mouth, all teeth are visible – as the upper and lower jaw are the same width.
text: The teeth of a crocodile are visible, even when the crocodile’s mouth is closed, while alligator teeth are invisible until the mouth is open.
text: All teeth are visible on a crocodile’s jaw even when it is shut.
text: Alligators have a large fourth tooth in their lower jaw that fits inside their upper jaw when they close their mouths; with crocodiles, these teeth are visible when their mouths are closed.
text: Another obvious trait is that the upper and lower jaws of the crocodiles are the same width, and the teeth in the lower jaw fall along the edge or outside the upper jaw when the mouth is closed; therefore, all teeth are visible, unlike an alligator, which possesses in the upper jaw small depressions into which the lower teeth fit.
text: Its upper teeth are also visible while its mouth is closed.
text: The teeth on the lower jaw of an alligator fit into sockets in the upper jaw, so only the upper teeth are visible when the mouth is closed.
text: On the other hand, in alligators the lower jaw is thinner than the upper jaw, and lower teeth are hardly visible when with the jaw is closed.
text: As a result the lower teeth are barely visible when they have their jaws closed.
text: An alligator's teeth are hidden when its mouth is closed, while a crocodile still has a toothy grin.
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: An alligator’s upper jaw is wider than its lower jaw, meaning that teeth on its lower jaw are almost completely hidden when its mouth is closed.
text: The lower teeth are mostly hidden when mouth is closed (and fit into sockets in the upper jaw).
text: Also, the fourth tooth on either side of the lower jaw of an alligator fits into an internal socket in the upper jaw so that these teeth are hidden when the mouth is closed.
text: For alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower one, so when they close their mouths, all their teeth are hidden.