opisthotic

English

Etymology

From opistho- (“posterior”) +‎ otic (“ear”).

Noun

opisthotic (plural opisthotics)

1. (zoology, anatomy) The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “opisthotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Coordinate terms

• epiotic
• prootic

Anagrams

• ophistotic