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pterapophysis

pterapophysis noun: a ridge or lamina across the lateral surface of the neural spine of some snakes.

Noun

pterapophysis (plural pterapophyses)

  1. A ridge or lamina across the lateral surface of the neural spine of some snakes

Forms of pterapophysis

pluralpterapophyses

Questions about pterapophysis

What does pterapophysis mean?
Pterapophysis means a ridge or lamina across the lateral surface of the neural spine of some snakes.
What part of speech is pterapophysis?
Pterapophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of pterapophysis?
The plural of pterapophysis is pterapophyses.

Words near pterapophysis in the dictionary

  1. pteranodontians
  2. pteranodontid
  3. pteranodontids
  4. pteranodontoid
  5. pteranodontoids
  6. pterapophysis
  7. pteraspid
  8. pteraspidid
  9. pteraspidids
  10. pteraspidomorph
  11. pteraspidomorphs

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