Meanings
nounlesser wing (plural lesser wings)
plural lesser wings
- anatomyAn anterior triangular process on each side of the sphenoid bone in front of and much smaller than the corresponding greater wing.
Synonyms: orbitosphenoid bone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn anterior triangular process on each side of the sphenoid bone in front of and much smaller than the corresponding greater wing.
Similar
orbitosphenoid bone
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小翼
- 小翼 (xiǎo yì)process of the sphenoid bone
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APA
lesser wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20wing
MLA
“lesser wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20wing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lesser wing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20wing.
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