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Record 1 1977-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Bones and Joints
OBS

[The "pterygoid" is a] projection of the anterior end of the palatoquadrate making contact with or fused with the ethmoid region of the skull; [it is] found in fishes and amphibians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
OBS

Chez les poissons osseux, le complexe palatin fondamental est constitué de quatre os pairs, d'origine membraneuse qui, en fait, ont recouvert et remplacé largement le cartilage palato-carré. [L'un d'eux est] le ptérygoïde, représenté de chaque côté par une lame appliquée ventralement sur le cartilage palatin, formant le plafond de la bouche [...]

Spanish

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