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

Derived forms: sphenoid bones

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: skull

Encyclopedia: Sphenoid bone

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