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sphenethmoid

sphenethmoid adjective: of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.

Adjective

sphenethmoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.
    Synonyms:
    sphenoethmoid

Noun

sphenethmoid (plural sphenethmoids)

  1. A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians.

Synonyms of sphenethmoid

Forms of sphenethmoid

pluralsphenethmoids

Origin of sphenethmoid

From sphen- + ethmoid.

Words that rhyme with sphenethmoid

Questions about sphenethmoid

What does sphenethmoid mean?
Sphenethmoid means of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.
What part of speech is sphenethmoid?
Sphenethmoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sphenethmoid in the dictionary

  1. sphenacodonts
  2. sphendone
  3. sphendones
  4. sphene
  5. sphenes
  6. sphenethmoid
  7. sphenethmoidal
  8. sphenethmoids
  9. sphenic
  10. sphenic number
  11. sphenic numbers

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