parietal
adjective
of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
interparietal
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a word derived from
parietal.
Example Sentences
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In males the crests encroach on the lateral borders of the interparietal; in females the crests approach the lateral borders of the interparietal but are more widely separated than in males.
From Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado by Phillip M. Youngman
Shape of presphenoid, nasals, interparietal, frontoparietal sutures, and length and degree of the openings of the incisive foramina are useful in delimiting subspecies.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
The specific characters are: Sphenorbital fissure absent; incisive foramina anterior to infraorbital canal; anterior prism of P4 triangular; interparietal relatively large; lambdoidal suture concave posteriorly in region of interparietal, in Utah specimens.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
Skull: Smaller, slenderer and more nearly flat; palate nearly flat as opposed to arched; zygomatic arches weaker and not so widely spreading; interparietal narrower; tympanic bullae smaller; dentition weaker.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
Skull: Long and narrow; nasals long, rounded proximally and usually simple distally; rostrum long; interparietal triangular; tympanic bullae large, and well inflated ventrally; basioccipital narrow; palate narrow; palatal pits shallow; dentition light.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
