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ECTOPTERYGOID

\ˈɛktəptəɹˌɪɡɔ͡ɪd], \ˈɛktəptəɹˌɪɡɔ‍ɪd], \ˈɛ_k_t_ə_p_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_ɡ_ɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of ECTOPTERYGOID

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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[Greek] A ventral membrane bone behind palatine and extending to quadrate; mesopterygoid; os transversum between pterygoid and maxilla in many reptiles and in some fishes; cf. entopterygoid.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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