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palatopterygoquadrate

palatopterygoquadrate noun: a certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.

Noun

palatopterygoquadrate (plural palatopterygoquadrates)

  1. A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.
    • The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw.2006, Saul Wischnitzer, Atlas and Dissection Guide for Comparative Anatomy, page 40

Forms of palatopterygoquadrate

pluralpalatopterygoquadrates

Origin of palatopterygoquadrate

From palato- + pterygo- + quadrate.

Questions about palatopterygoquadrate

What does palatopterygoquadrate mean?
Palatopterygoquadrate means a certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.
What part of speech is palatopterygoquadrate?
Palatopterygoquadrate is a noun.
What is the plural of palatopterygoquadrate?
The plural of palatopterygoquadrate is palatopterygoquadrates.

Words near palatopterygoquadrate in the dictionary

  1. palatopharyngeus
  2. palatopharynx
  3. palatoplasties
  4. palatoplasty
  5. palatopterygoid
  6. palatopterygoquadrate
  7. palatopterygoquadrates
  8. palatoquadrate
  9. palatoquadrates
  10. palatoschisis
  11. palatosphenoidal

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