† metostealadj.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of, relating to, or derived from the metosteon.
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1868 W. K. Parker Monogr. Struct. & Devel. Shoulder-girdle & Sternum Vertebrata 100 The bony patches..keep very clear of the metosteal ‘interclavicle’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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adj.1868- porphyry chamber
- porphyry cliff
- porphyry column
- porphyry grot
- porphyry house
- porphyry hue
- porphyry knot-horn
- porphyry knothorn
- porphyry mortar
- porphyry red
- porphyry slab
- porphyry smooth
- porphyry stone
- porphyry stool
- porphyry-born
- porphyry-shell
- porphyryborn
- porphyryshell
- porpita
- porpitid
- porpitoid
- porpoise
- porpoise beef
- porpoise dive
- porpoise diving