prosethmoid

noun

pros·​ethmoid

(ˈ)präs+

variants or prosethmoid bone

: the median anterior bone of the upper part of the skull of a teleost fish : ethmoid

Word History

Etymology

prosethmoid from pros- + ethmoid

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