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vomeropalatine

vomeropalatine noun: a bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones.

Noun

vomeropalatine (plural vomeropalatines)

  1. A bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones

Forms of vomeropalatine

pluralvomeropalatines

Origin of vomeropalatine

From vomero- + palatine.

Questions about vomeropalatine

What does vomeropalatine mean?
Vomeropalatine means a bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones.
What part of speech is vomeropalatine?
Vomeropalatine is a noun.
What is the plural of vomeropalatine?
The plural of vomeropalatine is vomeropalatines.

Words near vomeropalatine in the dictionary

  1. vomerolfaction
  2. vomeronasal
  3. vomeronasal organ
  4. vomeronasal organs
  5. vomeronasally
  6. vomeropalatine
  7. vomeropalatines
  8. vomeropterygoid
  9. vomeropterygoids
  10. vomers
  11. vomic

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