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quadrate

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 205 words | Copyright

quadrate In Gnathostomata other than Mammalia, the posterior cartilage bone of the upper jaw, attached to the brain case and articulating with the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the incus of the inner ear.

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