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nontympanic en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + tympanic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not tympanic.
    • The lack of a tympanum has been claimed to inhibit anuran vocalization, and nontympanic pathways of sound reception and ultrasonic signal systems may compensate for degeneration of the middle ear complex. 2015 November 25, “Insights from Integrative Systematics Reveal Cryptic Diversity in Pristimantis Frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: