Definition of Paroccipital. Meaning of Paroccipital. Synonyms of Paroccipital

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Definition of Paroccipital

Paroccipital
Paroccipital Par`oc*cip"i*tal, a. [Pref. para- + occipital.] (Anat.) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.

Meaning of Paroccipital from wikipedia

- canids are distinguished from all other Caninae in possessing a wide paroccipital process that is broadly sutured to the posterior surface of the bulla...
- dorsal surface of the postorbital process; the posterior expansion of the paroccipital process; the enlargement of the mastoid process; and the lack of lateral...
- exoccipitals and above the foramen ovale. They also contribute to the paroccipital process, a lateral projection which acts as a buttress between the braincase...
- only a slight interorbital constriction of the skull, pan elongated paroccipital process of the occipital bone, a relatively short hard palate and enlarged...
- the single quadrate head is received completely by squamosal without paroccipital contact the lateroshenoid possesses a transverse postorbital process...
- dorsal quadratojugal process is approximately 130° paroccipital process: the distal end of the paroccipital process is rounded and tongue-like in shape parasphenoid:...
- relatively slender maxillae and premaxillae, shallow skull roofs, mastoid-paroccipital processes that were relatively thin and placed back on the skull, a lambdoid...
- relatively slender maxillae and premaxillae, shallow skull roofs, mastoid-paroccipital processes that are relatively thin and placed back on the skull, a lambdoid...
- dorsally. The zygomatic arches are prominent (behind the eyes), the paroccipital processes elongated (downward-pointing processes behind the jaw-joints)...
- Saichania on the basis of its relatively larger basicranium, an unfused paroccipital process-quadrate contact and, based on PIN 3142/250, the fact that the...