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postparietal

postparietal adjective: located behind a parietal structure.

Adjective

postparietal (not comparable)

  1. Located behind a parietal structure.
    • There is no postparietal foramen (Figs 2A and 3A, S1 Fig ).2015 October 8, “A New Titanosaurian Braincase from the Cretaceous “Lo Hueco” Locality in Spain Sheds Light on Neuroanatomical Evolution within Titanosauria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postparietal

From post- + parietal.

Questions about postparietal

What does postparietal mean?
Postparietal means located behind a parietal structure.
What part of speech is postparietal?
Postparietal is an adjective.

Words near postparietal in the dictionary

  1. postpandemic
  2. postparacentesis
  3. postparadigmatic
  4. postparalytic
  5. postparasitic
  6. postparietal
  7. postparoxysmal
  8. postpartal
  9. postpartally
  10. postpartisan
  11. postpartisanship

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