Quadratojugular
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bone found in some reptiles, amphibians, and birds in front of the quadrate at the base of the temporal fossa. no-plural
"It could not have participated in the formation of the lateral temporal foramen; that office was reserved to the quadratojugular lying in front of it, which in its turn is connected again with the peculiarly shaped jugular."
Example
More examples"It could not have participated in the formation of the lateral temporal foramen; that office was reserved to the quadratojugular lying in front of it, which in its turn is connected again with the peculiarly shaped jugular."
Etymology
From quadrato- + jugular.
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