epiparietal

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English

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Etymology

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epi- +‎ parietal

Adjective

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epiparietal (not comparable)

  1. Situated above the parietal bone.
    • 2015 July 9, “Cranial Anatomy of Wendiceratops pinhornensis gen. et sp. nov., a Centrosaurine Ceratopsid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Oldman Formation (Campanian), Alberta, Canada, and the Evolution of Ceratopsid Nasal Ornamentation”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Of these, all of the bones (n = 27) identifiable to lower taxonomic levels pertain to Centrosaurinae, and nine parietal specimens can be attributed to the new taxon based on diagnostic features of the epiparietal ornamentation.

Noun

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epiparietal (plural epiparietals)

  1. An ossification situated above the parietal bone, typically those forming "hornlets" on the frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /epipaɾjeˈtal/ [e.pi.pa.ɾjeˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: e‧pi‧pa‧rie‧tal

Adjective

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epiparietal m or f (masculine and feminine plural epiparietales)

  1. epiparietal