Endopterygoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endopterygoid is a noun meaning A certain jaw bone in reptiles or fish.
Meaning
A certain jaw bone in reptiles or fish.
Example Sentences
The endopterygoids are also dermal bones in origin and largely form the floor of the orbit.
Palatines and pterygoids (ectopterygoids and endopterygoids) are membrane bones formed in relation to the palatopterygoquadrate bar.
The lower jaw articulates against the suspensorium, a series of pairs of bones comprised of the palatines, endopterygoids, metapterygoids, ectopterygoids, quadrates, symplectics and hyomandibulars.
Word Forms
- endopterygoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metapterygoid, pterosphenoid, kinethmoid, agnathostome, autopalatine, infradentary.
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