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parasphenoid

parasphenoid noun: a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.

Noun

parasphenoid (plural parasphenoids)

  1. A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.

Adjective

parasphenoid (not comparable)

  1. Lying under or alongside the sphenoid.

parasphenoid meaning in Tamil

parasphenoid in Tamil

புடையாப்பெலும்பு

Forms of parasphenoid

pluralparasphenoids

Origin of parasphenoid

From para- + sphenoid.

Words formed from parasphenoid

Questions about parasphenoid

What does parasphenoid mean?
Parasphenoid means a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
What is parasphenoid in Tamil?
Parasphenoid in Tamil is புடையாப்பெலும்பு. See Parasphenoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is parasphenoid?
Parasphenoid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of parasphenoid?
The plural of parasphenoid is parasphenoids.

Words near parasphenoid in the dictionary

  1. paraspecific
  2. paraspecificity
  3. paraspeckle
  4. paraspeckles
  5. parasperm
  6. parasphenoid
  7. parasphenoidal
  8. parasphenoids
  9. paraspinal
  10. paraspinally
  11. paraspinous

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