SINCE 1828
mesopterygoid
adjective
meso·pterygoid
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Definition of mesopterygoid
(Entry 1 of 2)
: oriented with respect to the pterygoids
specifically
: being or relating to a part or a process of the pterygoid bone of a bird, to a distinct pterygoid element of a bony fish articulating in front with the palatine, behind with the metapterygoid, and laterally with the pterygoid, or to the space in a mammal between the pterygoids of opposite sides
mesopterygoid
noun
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Definition of mesopterygoid (Entry 2 of 2)
: a mesopterygoid part (as a bone)
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