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A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones..
The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw.
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Palatopterygoquadrate means A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones..
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The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw.
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