PTEROTIC

Pte*ro"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the proötic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.

– n.

Definition: The pterotic bone.

Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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