pterotic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, wing) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, of or for the ear), from its shape.

Adjective[edit]

pterotic (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.

Noun[edit]

pterotic (plural pterotics)

  1. The pterotic bone.