vomeropalatine

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noun

A bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones

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Meanings

nounvomeropalatine (plural vomeropalatines)

plural vomeropalatines

  1. A bone, in the roof of the mouth of some fish and reptiles, formed by the fusion of the vomer and palatine bones

Origin

From vomero- + palatine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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