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metapterygoid

metapterygoid noun: a bone, in the skull of teleostean fish, that lies behind the pterygoid.

Noun

metapterygoid (plural metapterygoids)

  1. A bone, in the skull of teleostean fish, that lies behind the pterygoid

Forms of metapterygoid

pluralmetapterygoids

Origin of metapterygoid

From meta- + pterygoid.

Words that rhyme with metapterygoid

Questions about metapterygoid

What does metapterygoid mean?
Metapterygoid means a bone, in the skull of teleostean fish, that lies behind the pterygoid.
What part of speech is metapterygoid?
Metapterygoid is a noun.
What is the plural of metapterygoid?
The plural of metapterygoid is metapterygoids.

Words near metapterygoid in the dictionary

  1. metapsychology
  2. metapsychosis
  3. metapterygia
  4. metapterygial
  5. metapterygium
  6. metapterygoid
  7. metapterygoids
  8. metapurpose
  9. metapurposes
  10. metapuzzle
  11. metapuzzles

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