'Pterotic' definitions:

Definition of 'Pterotic'

From: GCIDE
  • Pterotic \Pte*ro"tic\, a. [Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, ear.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing [1913 Webster]