Palatopterygoquadrate
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.
"The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw."
Example
More examples"The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw."
Etymology
From palato- + pterygo- + quadrate.
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