"pontinal" meaning in English

See pontinal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin pōns (“bridge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pōns||bridge}} Latin pōns (“bridge”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pontinal (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pontinal-en-adj-~NgLqsrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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