The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prootic — I. (ˈ)prō+ adjective Etymology: pro + otic (of the ear) : of or relating or adjacent to a prootic bone or center : being a prootic part II. noun ( s) : a prootic part (as a bone or cartilage) … Useful english dictionary
prootic — the anterior, deep dermal bone of the otic capsule. In Amia it is the only bone of the otic capsule … Dictionary of ichthyology
prootic — In front of the ear. [pro + G. ous, ear] … Medical dictionary
prootic — pro·otic … English syllables
prootic bone — noun : a bone or center of ossification in the front of the periotic capsule in special relation with the anterior semicircular canal … Useful english dictionary
Microhylidae — Temporal range: 24–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Ossification of temporal bone — 1. Outer surface of petromastoid part. 2. Outer surface of tympanic ring. 3. Inner surface of squama. Figure 7& … Wikipedia
auditory capsule — cartilaginous skeleton about the inner ear in Elasmobranchii, a chondral skeleton in bony fishes comprised of the prootic, opisthotic (or its replacement), intercalar, epiotic (or exoccipital), sphenotic, pterosphenoid and basipshenoid as walls… … Dictionary of ichthyology
capsula auditiva — (plural capsulae auditivae) auditory capsule (cartilaginous skeleton about the inner ear in Elasmobranchii, a chondral skeleton in bony fishes comprised of the prootic, opisthotic (or its replacement), intercalar, epiotic (or exoccipital),… … Dictionary of ichthyology
intercalar — a separate sesamoid bone, forming the posterior wall of the otic or auditory capsule, between the prootic, pterotic and the exoccipital and associated with the ventral process of the posttemporal. Also called opisthotic, q.v. and sometimes… … Dictionary of ichthyology
