English Explanatory Dictionary

quadrate bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

quadrate bone quadrate bones

Synonyms

os quadratum quadrate quadratum
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