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quadrate bones

quadrate bones is the plural of quadrate bone.

Meaning of quadrate bone

Noun

quadrate bone (plural quadrate bones)

  1. A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals its equivalent is the incus.
    Synonyms:
    os quadratum, quadrate, quadratum

Questions about quadrate bones

What is quadrate bones the plural of?
Quadrate bones is the plural of quadrate bone.

Words near quadrate bones in the dictionary

  1. quadrasonic
  2. quadrasonics
  3. quadrat
  4. quadrate
  5. quadrate bone
  6. quadrate bones
  7. quadrated
  8. quadrateness
  9. quadrates
  10. quadratfrei
  11. quadrathlete

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