alisphenoid

[ ăl′ĭ-sfē′noid, ā′lĭ- ]

Relating to the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

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Anteroventrally the sphenoidal fissure is bounded by the orbitosphenoid bone, and dorsolaterally by the alisphenoid bone.
A New Species of Heteromyid Rodent from the Middle Oligocene of Northeast Colorado with Remarks on the Skull|Edwin C. Galbreath
The alisphenoid is a small bone in the roof of the mouth before the prootic.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Each also sends ventralwards a plate which meets an upgrowth from the pterygoid and acts as an alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Dorso-laterally the basisphenoid is joined by the alisphenoid, which forms most of the posterior wall of the orbit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

The tympanic bone remains permanently distinct, and the anterior boundary of the tympanic cavity is formed by the alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds