tympanic bones

A form of tympanic bone — A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tympanic bone
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