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laterosphenoid

laterosphenoid noun: a lateral form of sphenoid bone that is an ossified cartilage in the braincase of crocodilians and birds.

Noun

laterosphenoid (plural laterosphenoids)

  1. A lateral form of sphenoid bone that is an ossified cartilage in the braincase of crocodilians and birds

Forms of laterosphenoid

plurallaterosphenoids

Origin of laterosphenoid

From latero- + sphenoid.

Questions about laterosphenoid

What does laterosphenoid mean?
Laterosphenoid means a lateral form of sphenoid bone that is an ossified cartilage in the braincase of crocodilians and birds.
What part of speech is laterosphenoid?
Laterosphenoid is a noun.
What is the plural of laterosphenoid?
The plural of laterosphenoid is laterosphenoids.

Words near laterosphenoid in the dictionary

  1. lateropulsions
  2. laterorostrally
  3. lateroscope
  4. lateroscopes
  5. laterosensory
  6. laterosphenoid
  7. laterosphenoids
  8. laterosporulin
  9. laterosuperior
  10. laterosuperiorly
  11. laterotemporal

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