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pterygoparoccipital

pterygoparoccipital adjective: pterygoid and paroccipital.

Adjective

pterygoparoccipital (not comparable)

  1. pterygoid and paroccipital

Origin of pterygoparoccipital

From pterygo- + paroccipital.

Questions about pterygoparoccipital

What does pterygoparoccipital mean?
Pterygoparoccipital means pterygoid and paroccipital.
What part of speech is pterygoparoccipital?
Pterygoparoccipital is an adjective.

Words near pterygoparoccipital in the dictionary

  1. pterygopalatine
  2. pterygopalatine fossa
  3. pterygopalatine fossae
  4. pterygopalatine ganglia
  5. pterygopalatine ganglion
  6. pterygoparoccipital
  7. pterygopodia
  8. pterygopodium
  9. pterygoquadrate
  10. pterygostomial
  11. pterygostomian

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