parachordal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ chordal

Adjective[edit]

parachordal (not comparable)

  1. Alongside the notochord in the embryonic skull.

Noun[edit]

parachordal (plural parachordals)

  1. Such a bar of cartilage that will form the base of the skull.