pterosphenoid

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noun

Either of a pair of endochondral bones in the skull of some fish

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Meanings

nounpterosphenoid (plural pterosphenoids)

plural pterosphenoids

  1. Either of a pair of endochondral bones in the skull of some fish

Origin

From ptero- + sphenoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sphenopteroid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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