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quadrate bone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
quadrate bone
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals its equivalent is the incus.

Inflected Forms

quadrate bones (plural)

Synonyms

os quadratum quadrate quadratum

Questions

What does quadrate bone mean?
A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals its equivalent is the incus.

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