entopterygoid

English

Etymology

ento- +‎ pterygoid

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪɡɔɪd

Noun

entopterygoid (plural entopterygoids)

  1. (zoology) A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish
    • 2015 December 17, “A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      At the symphysis, the entopterygoid articulates with its counterpart through a striated articular surface which is oval in outline.
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