zygoma
noun
zygomata
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pluralof zygoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We have examined the specimen and among named kinds find that it most closely resembles T. s. ohionensis in its less widely spreading zygomata, slender incisors and dull-colored pelage.
From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
T. b. pervagus, topotypes of T. b. internatus differ as follows: uniformly paler, not so reddish; smaller; skull smaller; posterior tongues of premaxillae shorter; bullae smaller, less inflated, and more pointed ventrally; zygomata less angular.
From Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado by Phillip M. Youngman
Certainly not to artificial selection; for most of the modifications named make no appreciable external signs: the width across the zygomata could alone be perceived.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
Skull: Smooth and rounded; braincase inflated; zygomata strong.
From Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming by John A. White
Skull: Size medium; braincase well inflated; zygomata strong, moderately appressed to cranium.
From Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming by John A. White
