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palatopterygoquadrate

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Etymology

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From palato- +‎ pterygo- +‎ quadrate.

Noun

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palatopterygoquadrate (plural palatopterygoquadrates)

  1. A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.
    • 2006, Saul Wischnitzer, Atlas and Dissection Guide for Comparative Anatomy, page 40:
      The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw.