posttemporal

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adjective

Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.

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Meanings

adjectiveposttemporal (not comparable)

alternative postemporal

  1. not comparableanatomySituated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.
nounposttemporal (plural posttemporals)

plural posttemporals · alternative postemporal

  1. A posttemporal bone.

Origin

From post- + temporal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with posttemporal

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Cite this entry
APA

posttemporal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttemporal

MLA

“posttemporal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttemporal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posttemporal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posttemporal.

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