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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This bone extends anteriorly into the parietal bone from the suture of the interparietal and parietal.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
G. tropicalis resembles personatus in half of the characters considered, notably in shape of the interparietal bone, outline of zygomatic arches, and constriction of the premaxillae where they border the incisive foramina.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
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
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
The skull of this rat has narrower nasals than other adults from Two Buttes and a longer interparietal with a posterior median angle.
From A New Subspecies of Wood Rat (Neotoma mexicana) from Colorado by Robert B. Finley
