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qua·dra·to·jugal | \ kwä¦drātō+ \
Definition of quadratojugal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of, relating to, or joining the quadrate and jugal bones
2 : being a quadratojugal
quadratojugal
noun\ " \
Definition of quadratojugal (Entry 2 of 2)
: a small membrane bone that connects the quadrate and jugal bones on each side of the skull in many lower vertebrates
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