Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the so-called pterygoid bones of certain reptiles, as the crocodile.
- Pertaining to the posterior portion of the palatine bones: as, the postpalatine region, postpalatine process, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated behind the
palate , or behind thepalatine bones .
Etymologies
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post- + palatine
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