† otocranen.
Anatomy and Zoology. Obsolete.
= otocranium n.
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rock-bone1615
rocky bone1615
stony bone1615
petrous1836
otocrane1846
petrosal1846
periotic1865
1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals v. 102 The cavities (otocranes) lodging the petrosals and organs of hearing are completely separated from each other.
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 138 In some Reptiles..the bony investment of the internal ear is incomplete..in Fishes it is even widely open, forming a large chamber..termed the ‘otocrane’.
1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. ii. iv. 277 It is the skull of the ear, sometimes therefore called the otocrane.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Otocranic [citing E. Coues, but the word has not been found in his principal works].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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