sphenethmoidn.adj.
/sfɪˈnɛθmɔɪd/ Zoology.
One of the cranial bones in batrachians, situated at the base of the skull; the girdle bone. Also sphenethmoid bone.
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1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 754/1 As it takes the place of the ethmoid, presphenoid, and orbito-sphenoids, it may be termed the sphen-ethmoid.
1877 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (ed. 4) 218 Appearing at the base of the skull, at the front end of the parasphenoid, is the girdle-bone or sphenethmoid.
1903 Encycl. Brit. XXXV. 896 Sphen-ethmoid bone.
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