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  1. 1. a. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The sphenoid bone. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. shaped">Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Sphenoid bone (Anat.), an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid, Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid. 1. (Crystallog.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square pyramid. 2. (Anat.) The sphenoid bone. Source: webster
  7. 7. Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. Sphenoid bone (Anat.),an irregularly shaped bone in front of the occipital in the base ofthe skull of the higher vertebrates. It is composed of several fetalbones which become united the adult. See Alisphenoid, Basisphenoid,Orbitosphenoid, Presphenoid. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:85/n:15 n butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull Source: ecdict

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