Monossicular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monossicular is an adjective meaning Having a single ossicle.
Meaning
Having a single ossicle.
Example Sentences
The middle ear structure of non-mammaliaform cynodonts is derived from the monossicular condition present in more basal synapsids and certainly different from both the triossicular structure of early mammaliaforms and mammals and the monossicular pattern of living reptiles [5 –6, 9, 14 –15, 27, 57 –61 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triossicular, monostotic, ossiconed, monospondylous, monotic, monocuspid.
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