metosteon
Meanings
noun
- The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds.
- The part resulting from such ossification.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin metosteon, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
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