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Webster 1913 Edition
Quadratojugal
Quad-raˊto-ju′gal
,Adj.
(Anat.)
(a)
Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.
– Noun.
The quadratojugal bone.
Quadratojugal bone
(Anat.)
, a bone at the base of the lower jaw in many animals.
Definition 2024
quadratojugal
quadratojugal
English
Adjective
quadratojugal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.
Noun
quadratojugal (plural quadratojugals)
- (anatomy) A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.
References
- quadratojugal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913