stegokrotaphic

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adjective

Of a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.

Opposite
zygokrotaphic
OriginAncient Greek στέγος →
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Meanings

adjectivestegokrotaphic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.

    Antonyms: zygokrotaphic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a caecilian: Having a skull with a closed or fused temporal region.

Opposite
zygokrotaphic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρότᾰφος“temple”
  2. Ancient Greekστέγος“roof”
  3. Englishstegokrotaphic

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Ancient Greek κρότᾰφος (krótăphos, “temple”) + -ic.

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