'Parethmoid' definitions:

Definition of 'Parethmoid'

From: GCIDE
  • Parethmoid \Par*eth"moid\, a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. -- n. A parethmoid bone. [1913 Webster]