cerato-

before a vowel cerat-

combining form

denoting horn or a hornlike part: ceratodus
anatomy denoting the cornea

Origin of cerato-

from Greek kerat-, keras horn

Also: kerato-

Words Nearby cerato-

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How to use cerato- in a sentence

The cerato-hyals of the two sides are commonly united by a median ventral plate, the basi-hyal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The posterior surfaces of both hyomandibular and cerato-hyal bear slender cartilaginous processes, the gill rays.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
Each rod is divided into a dorsal portion, the hyomandibular and a ventral portion, the cerato-hyal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The last two pairs of hypo-branchials and the fifth cerato-branchials are connected with a broad median plate, the basibranchial.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The epi-branchials and cerato-branchials bear gill rays along their posterior borders.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds

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