sphenotic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sphenotic \Sphe*not"ic\, a. [Spheno- + ???, ???, the ear.]
   (Anat.)
   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone.
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   {Sphenotic bone} (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the
      auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or
      adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sphenotic \Sphe*not"ic\, n. (Anat.)
   The sphenotic bone.
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