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pterygoquadrate

pterygoquadrate adjective: of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.

Adjective

pterygoquadrate (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.

Origin of pterygoquadrate

From pterygo- + quadrate.

Questions about pterygoquadrate

What does pterygoquadrate mean?
Pterygoquadrate means of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
What part of speech is pterygoquadrate?
Pterygoquadrate is an adjective.

Words near pterygoquadrate in the dictionary

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

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