mesoplastral en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English plastral English mesoplastral From meso- + plastral.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing either of a pair of transverse hexagonal bones in a turtle that lie between the hyoplastral and hypoplastral bones.