Palatopterygoid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palatopterygoid \Pal`a*top*ter"y*goid\, a. [Palato- +
     pterygoid.] (Anat.)
     Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull;
     as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the
     palatine and pterygoid bones are developed.
     [1913 Webster]