nontympanic

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ tympanic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

nontympanic (not comparable)

1. Not tympanic.
   • 2015 November 25, “Insights from Integrative Systematics Reveal Cryptic Diversity in Pristimantis Frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The lack of a tympanum has been claimed to inhibit anuran vocalization, and nontympanic pathways of sound reception and ultrasonic signal systems may compensate for degeneration of the middle ear complex.