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epi·pterygoid | \ ¦epə̇, ¦epē+ \
Definition of epipterygoid
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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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plural -s
Definition of epipterygoid (Entry 2 of 2)
: the epipterygoid bone
— called also columella cranii
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