epipterygoid
Definition of epipterygoid
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of epipterygoid
epi- + pterygoid
epipterygoid
Definition of epipterygoid
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: the epipterygoid bone —called also columella cranii
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