lambdoidal suture

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the lambda-shaped seam or line of joining between the occipital and two parietal bones at the back part of the skull.

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Etymology

Origin of lambdoidal suture

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

Skull: Larger in every measurement taken; premaxillae extended farther posteriorly to nasals; extension of supraoccipital posterior to lambdoidal suture markedly less; tympanic bullae actually as well as relatively smaller; upper incisors longer and more procumbent.

From Project Gutenberg

Skull: Small, slender but compact; nasals rounded posteriorly; extension of premaxillae posterior to nasals very short; zygomatic arches robust, but not widely spreading, widest posteriorly; interparietal large and pentagonal in shape; extension of supraoccipital posterior to lambdoidal suture long; tympanic bullae actually as well as relatively large; basioccipital narrow; pterygoid hamulae long and ridged; upper incisors short and strongly recurved.

From Project Gutenberg

Skull: Nasals rounded posteriorly as opposed to emarginate; zygomatic arches more robust; interparietal pentagonal as opposed to subquadrangular; extension of supraoccipital posterior to lambdoidal suture markedly greater; tympanic bullae actually as well as relatively much larger; upper incisors short and strongly recurved as opposed to long and procumbent.

From Project Gutenberg

The skulls are more like those of ocius in general appearance, extension of supraoccipital posterior to the lambdoidal suture, shape and thickness of the zygomatic arches, posterior tongues of premaxillae, size of tympanic bullae and recurved upper incisors.

From Project Gutenberg

Skull: Longer and narrower; nasals and rostrum longer; extension of supraoccipital posterior to lambdoidal suture markedly less; tympanic bullae markedly smaller; upper incisors longer and not as strongly recurved.

From Project Gutenberg