PTERYGOID

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 38

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) Wing shaped. The name is applied to proce es of the sphenoid bone, which complete the o eous palate behind, and form distinct bones in the oviparous vertebrate animals. PTISAN. {Gr.tfTKra-ai, I bruise.) Aweak diluent drink. [s. 1009]