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pontinal.

Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin pont- (“bridge”) + -ine (“of, pertaining”) + -al (“of, relating to”). By surface analysis, pontine + -al.

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