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Sphenoid bone

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Noun
  1. 1
    A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes in humans and various other animals.
  2. 2
    butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull wordnet

Etymology

By surface analysis, sphen- + -o- + -id + bone.

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