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pterotic

pterotic adjective: of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.

Adjective

pterotic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.

Noun

pterotic (plural pterotics)

  1. The pterotic bone.

Forms of pterotic

pluralpterotics

Origin of pterotic

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from its shape.

Words formed from pterotic

Questions about pterotic

What does pterotic mean?
Pterotic means of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.
What part of speech is pterotic?
Pterotic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pterotic in the dictionary

  1. pterostilbenes
  2. pterothecid
  3. pterothecids
  4. pterothoracic
  5. pterothorax
  6. pterotic
  7. pterotics
  8. pterotillomania
  9. pterotracheid
  10. pterotracheids
  11. pteroyl

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