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quadratojugal

quadratojugal adjective: of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.

Adjective

quadratojugal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
  2. Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.

Noun

quadratojugal (plural quadratojugals)

  1. A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.
    • The quadratojugals are relatively large in the primitive skull, sometimes forming a part of the articular surface for the mandible (Fig. 21 b). In the single-arched skull the quadratojugal tends to disappear. It is probably present in all Theromorpha, but is often confined chiefly to the posterior...1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles

quadratojugal meaning in Tamil

quadratojugal in Tamil

குவாட்ரேட்டோஜுகல் எலும்பு, நாற்சதுர எலும்பு

Forms of quadratojugal

pluralquadratojugals

Origin of quadratojugal

From quadrato- + jugal.

Questions about quadratojugal

What does quadratojugal mean?
Quadratojugal means of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
What is quadratojugal in Tamil?
Quadratojugal in Tamil is குவாட்ரேட்டோஜுகல் எலும்பு, நாற்சதுர எலும்பு. See Quadratojugal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quadratojugal?
Quadratojugal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quadratojugal in the dictionary

  1. quadratize
  2. quadratized
  3. quadratizes
  4. quadratizing
  5. quadratocranial
  6. quadratojugal
  7. quadratojugals
  8. quadratojugular
  9. quadratomandibular
  10. quadratosquamosal
  11. quadratrices

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