Parasphenoid

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

  Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.]
     (Anat.)
     Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone
     situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the
     skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone.
     [1913 Webster]