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adj
Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The pterotic bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from its shape.
