pterygoid

pterygoid is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone.
2. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone.
3. noun. A pterygoid bone.

Common word forms

pterygoids, pterygoidal

Words from these letters

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