| 释义 |
epi·pterygoid
I. \|epə̇, |epē+\ adjective
Etymology: epi- + pterygoid
: situated above or upon the pterygoid : relating to or being a slender bone in the skull of most lizards and some other reptiles that extends between the pterygoid and the parietal or anterior end of the pro-otic
II. noun
(-s)
: the epipterygoid bone — called also columella cranii |