| 释义 |
metapterygoid Ichth.|mɛtəpˈtɛrɪgɔɪd|
[f. meta- + pterygoid.]
In full metapterygoid bone: A bone in the skull of a teleostean fish, which fits against the anterior border of the hyomandibular and symplectic bones.
1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 395 In osseous Fishes a yet further segmentation occurs, as we find in addition a third bone, called the meta-pterygoid. |