sphenotic

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adjective

Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.

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Meanings

adjectivesphenotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
nounsphenotic (plural sphenotics)

plural sphenotics

  1. anatomyThe sphenotic bone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autosphenotic

Origin

From sphen- + otic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sphenotic

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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