Nontympanic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not tympanic. not-comparable

    "The lack of a tympanum has been claimed to inhibit anuran vocalization, and nontympanic pathways of sound reception and ultrasonic signal systems may compensate for degeneration of the middle ear complex."

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"The lack of a tympanum has been claimed to inhibit anuran vocalization, and nontympanic pathways of sound reception and ultrasonic signal systems may compensate for degeneration of the middle ear complex."

Etymology

From non- + tympanic.

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