mesopterygoid
1 of 2adjective
meso·pterygoid
¦me|(ˌ)zō,
¦mē|,
|(ˌ)sō+
: oriented with respect to the pterygoids
specifically : being or relating to a part or a process of the pterygoid bone of a bird, to a distinct pterygoid element of a bony fish articulating in front with the palatine, behind with the metapterygoid, and laterally with the pterygoid, or to the space in a mammal between the pterygoids of opposite sides
mesopterygoid
2 of 2noun
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: a mesopterygoid part (as a bone)
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
mes- + pterygoid, adjective
Noun
mes- + pterygoid, noun
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