Category:Pterotic

Pte*ro"tic, a. Etym: [gr. (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the proötic And epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of Many fishes. -- n.

Defn: the pterotic bone.

Note: the pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to Resemble in form a bird's wing