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Noun: sphenoid  sfee-noyd
  1. Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
    - sphenoid bone, os sphenoidale

Derived forms: sphenoids

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: skull

Encyclopedia: Sphenoid

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Spheniscidae
sphenisciform seabird
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscus
Spheniscus demersus
Sphenodon
Sphenodon punctatum
sphenoid
sphenoid bone
sphenoid fontanel
sphenoid fontanelle
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sphenoidal fontanel
sphenoidal fontanelle
Sphenopsida
spheral
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sphere of influence