Parethmoid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A parethmoid bone.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. not-comparable

Etymology

From para- + ethmoid.

Related phrases

ethmoid bone

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