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epiotic

epiotic noun: the upper and outer element of periotic bone. In humans forming a part of the temporal bone, while in fish it is more distinguishable.

epiotic: the upper and outer element of periotic bone. In humans forming a part of the temporal bone, while...
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Noun

epiotic (plural epiotics)

  1. (attributive, usually) The upper and outer element of periotic bone. In humans forming a part of the temporal bone, while in fish it is more distinguishable.

epiotic meaning in Tamil

epiotic in Tamil

காக்கு மேல், காதின் மேல், மேற்செவியெலும்பு

Forms of epiotic

pluralepiotics

Origin of epiotic

From epi- + otic.

Words that rhyme with epiotic

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Questions about epiotic

What does epiotic mean?
Epiotic means the upper and outer element of periotic bone. In humans forming a part of the temporal bone, while in fish it is more distinguishable.
What is epiotic in Tamil?
Epiotic in Tamil is காக்கு மேல், காதின் மேல், மேற்செவியெலும்பு. See Epiotic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epiotic?
Epiotic is a noun.
What is the plural of epiotic?
The plural of epiotic is epiotics.

Words near epiotic in the dictionary

  1. epiornithic
  2. epiornithics
  3. epiornitic
  4. epiossification
  5. epiossifications
  6. epiotic
  7. epiotics
  8. Epipaleolithic
  9. epipapillary
  10. epiparasite
  11. epiparasites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epiotic (page history and authors); epiotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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