zygosphene (plural zygosphenes)
(anatomy) A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa called the zygantrum on the back part of the arch in front
Source: Wiktionary
Zyg"o*sphene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebræ of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa, called the zygantrum, on the back part of the arch in front.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 December 2022
(noun) the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
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