Definition of Pteratic
Pte*ro"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; wing + &?;,
&?;, ear.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a
bone between the proötic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part
of the periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n.
The pterotic bone.
&fist; The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in
some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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