English Explanatory Dictionary

parietal bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.

Word forms

parietal bone parietal bones

Etymology

From Latin parietalis (“pertaining to walls”), from paries (“wall”) + bone.

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