Entopterygoid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish

    "At the symphysis, the entopterygoid articulates with its counterpart through a striated articular surface which is oval in outline."

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"At the symphysis, the entopterygoid articulates with its counterpart through a striated articular surface which is oval in outline."

Etymology

From ento- + pterygoid.

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