adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An epipterygoid bone or cartilage
2. 2
   the columella in the skulls of many lizards.

Adjective

1. 1
   Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. not-comparable

Etymology

From epi- + pterygoid.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.