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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.

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  1. a. 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.
  2. n. A parethmoid bone.
  3. 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.
  4. Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- appliedespecially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, andto the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.-- n.