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Meaning of quadratojugular | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A bone found in some reptiles, amphibians, and birds in front of the quadrate at the base of the temporal fossa.

no-plural

Examples

“It could not have⟳ participated in the formation of the lateral temporal foramen; that office was reserved to the quadratojugular lying in front of it, which in its turn⟳ is connected again with the peculiarly shaped jugular.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

quadratrix quadratum Quadrature quadrature amplitude modulation quadrature of the circle Quadratures

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