Meanings
adjectiveinterpterygoid (not comparable)
- not comparableBetween pterygoid bones
The palate is characterized by a wide interpterygoid vacuity which is bordered by edentulous bones (Fig 4A ).
2015 July 16, “Evidence of Egg Diversity in Squamate Evolution from Cretaceous Anguimorph Embryos”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with interpterygoid
pterygoidbasipterygoidectopterygoidentopterygoidepipterygoidmesopterygoidmetapterygoidpalatopterygoidpseudopterygoid
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interpterygoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpterygoid
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“interpterygoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpterygoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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