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epipterygoid

epipterygoid adjective: situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.

epipterygoid: situated upon or above the pterygoid bone
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Adjective

epipterygoid (not comparable)

  1. Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.

Noun

epipterygoid (plural epipterygoids)

  1. An epipterygoid bone or cartilage
  2. the columella in the skulls of many lizards.

epipterygoid meaning in Tamil

epipterygoid in Tamil

மேலிறக்கையுருவெலும்பு

Forms of epipterygoid

pluralepipterygoids

Origin of epipterygoid

From epi- + pterygoid.

Words that rhyme with epipterygoid

Questions about epipterygoid

What does epipterygoid mean?
Epipterygoid means situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.
What is epipterygoid in Tamil?
Epipterygoid in Tamil is மேலிறக்கையுருவெலும்பு. See Epipterygoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epipterygoid?
Epipterygoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near epipterygoid in the dictionary

  1. epipsammon
  2. epipsocid
  3. epipsocids
  4. epipteric
  5. epipterics
  6. epipterygoid
  7. epipterygoids
  8. epipubes
  9. epipubic
  10. epipubic bone
  11. epipubic bones

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