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Meaning of quadrate bone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

quadrateness quadrathlete quadrathlon Quadratic quadratic acid quadratic equation

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