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paratympanic organ

paratympanic organ noun: a mechanoreceptive sense organ in the middle ear of birds.

Noun

paratympanic organ (plural paratympanic organs)

  1. A mechanoreceptive sense organ in the middle ear of birds

Forms of paratympanic organ

pluralparatympanic organs

Questions about paratympanic organ

What does paratympanic organ mean?
Paratympanic organ means a mechanoreceptive sense organ in the middle ear of birds.
What part of speech is paratympanic organ?
Paratympanic organ is a noun.
What is the plural of paratympanic organ?
The plural of paratympanic organ is paratympanic organs.

Words near paratympanic organ in the dictionary

  1. paratumour
  2. paratumours
  3. paratungstate
  4. paratungstates
  5. paratympanic
  6. paratympanic organ
  7. paratympanic organs
  8. paratype
  9. paratypes
  10. paratyphoid
  11. paratyphoid fever

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