sphenoid
adjective
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
presphenoid
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a word derived from
sphenoid.
Example Sentences
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The presphenoid, being long and pointed, is very unlike a vertebral body.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The hinder parts of the trabeculæ become enclosed by two processes of the basisphenoid; their front parts remain in a vestigial and cartilaginous state alongside the presphenoid.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Cranially, subater differs from taylori in: presphenoid not shaped like an hour-glass; parapterygoid processes thicker medially; interparietal diamond-shaped instead of elongated and compressed.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
The presphenoid develops in isolation between the lateral trabeculæ, just behind the point where 153they fuse.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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
