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A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.

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  1. n. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
  2. n. A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
  3. 1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. 2. (Zoöl.) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
  4. n. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. n. A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.