epipterygoid bone

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• Epipterygoid — Ep ip*ter y*goid, a. [Pref. epi + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. n. An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• epipterygoid — I. |epə̇, |epē+ adjective Etymology: epi + pterygoid : situated above or upon the pterygoid : relating to or being a slender bone in the skull of most lizards and some other reptiles that extends between the pterygoid and the parietal or anterior …   Useful english dictionary

• Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible …   Wikipedia

• column bone — noun : epipterygoid II …   Useful english dictionary

• Columella — Col u*mel la, n. [L., dim. of columen column. See {Column}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens. (b) A columnlike axis in the capsules of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Geoemydidae — Taxobox image width = 240px image caption = Ornate Wood Turtle Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni name = Geoemydidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia …   Wikipedia

• mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… …   Universalium