parasphenoid

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noun

A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.

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Meanings

nounparasphenoid (plural parasphenoids)

plural parasphenoids

  1. anatomyA bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
adjectiveparasphenoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLying under or alongside the sphenoid.

Origin

From para- + sphenoid.

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APA

parasphenoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasphenoid

MLA

“parasphenoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasphenoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasphenoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasphenoid.

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