epipterygoid

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adjective

epi·​pterygoid

¦epə̇,

¦epē+

: situated above or upon the pterygoid : relating to or being a slender bone in the skull of most lizards and some other reptiles that extends between the pterygoid and the parietal or anterior end of the pro-otic

epipterygoid

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noun

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plural -s

: the epipterygoid bone

called also columella cranii

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

epi- + pterygoid

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