interneural
/ɪntəˈnjʊərəl/ /ɪntəˈnjʊər(ə)l/adjective
1 Zoology. Situated between neural spines or arches.
- Chiefly with reference to the dermal spines, bones, or plates supporting the dorsal fin rays in fish..
2 Anatomy and Zoology. Situated or occurring between nerves or neurons.
noun
Zoology. An interneural spine, bone, or plate in a fish. See sense A. 1. Usually in plural.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From inter- + neural.
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