mesopterygoid
/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)pˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd/adjective
Anatomy and Zoology mesopterygoid fossa noun the cavity between the two pterygoid bones of the skull.
noun
Ichthyol. A thin bony lamina in the skull of teleostean fishes which fits against the upper edge of the pterygoid bone.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From meso- + pterygoid.
- monostylous
- monosubstituted
- monosubstitution
- monosulcate
- monosulfiram
- monosulphide
- monosulphite
- monosyllabic
- monosyllabically
- monosyllabication
- monosyllabicity
- monosyllabism
- monosyllabize
- monosyllable
- monosymmetric
- monosymmetry
- monosymptomatic
- monosynaptic
- monosystemic
- monotechnic
- dog's standard
- dogstail
- dog's-tail
- dog standard
- dog stander