entopterygoid

English

Etymology

From ento- +‎ pterygoid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪɡɔɪd

Noun

entopterygoid (plural entopterygoids)

1. (zoology) A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish
   • 2015 December 17, “A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     At the symphysis, the entopterygoid articulates with its counterpart through a striated articular surface which is oval in outline.

Related terms

• ectopterygoid