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petrosals

petrosals is the plural of petrosal.

Meaning of petrosal

Noun

petrosal (plural petrosals)

  1. The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
  2. The auditory capsule.
    • midal-shaped petrosal of mammals and bird1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

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Questions about petrosals

What is petrosals the plural of?
Petrosals is the plural of petrosal.

Words near petrosals in the dictionary

  1. petrosal ganglion
  2. petrosal nerve
  3. petrosal nerves
  4. petrosal sinus
  5. petrosal sinuses
  6. petrosals
  7. petrosectomies
  8. petrosectomy
  9. petroselinate
  10. petroselinates
  11. petroselinic

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