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- Latin · calque ofos sphēnoīdeum
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Calque of Latin os sphēnoīdeum.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sphenoid bone
Today it means: A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes in humans and various other animals. Full definition →
Latin os sphēnoīdeum