exethmoid bone

  • 1exethmoid — parethmoid (a paired deep bone of perichondral origin lying in the front of the orbit under the prefrontal. Also called pleurethmoid, prefrontal, exethmoid and, incorrectly ectethmoid, as this latter is only in birds) …

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  • 2parethmoid bone — a paired deep bone of perichondral origin lying in the front of the orbit under the prefrontal. Also called pleurethmoid, lateral ethmoid, prefrontal, exethmoid, and also ectethmoid (latter only present in birds so not be be used in fishes) …

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  • 3lateral ethmoid — parethmoid (a paired deep bone of perichondral origin lying in the front of the orbit under the prefrontal. Also called pleurethmoid, prefrontal, exethmoid and, incorrectly ectethmoid, as this latter is only in birds) …

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  • 4os ethmoideum laterale — (plural ossa ethmoidea lateralia)) parethmoid (a paired deep bone of perichondral origin lying in the front of the orbit under the prefrontal. Also called pleurethmoid, prefrontal, exethmoid and, incorrectly ectethmoid, as this latter is only in… …

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  • 5pleurethmoid — parethmoid (a paired deep bone of perichondral origin lying in the front of the orbit under the prefrontal. Also called prefrontal, exethmoid and, incorrectly, ectethmoid as this latter is only in birds) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology