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supratympanal en · ADJ

Etymology

From supra- + tympanal.

Meanings

1. Situated over or above the tympanum, or tympanic cavity, of the ear.
   • Upper parts brownish olive; a triangular dark spot on the crown of the head; a brown spot below the eye, and a brown band along and below the supratympanal fold. 1864, Albert C.L.G. Günther, The Reptiles Of British India, London: R.Y. Society, page 415:
   • In grasshoppers the auditory nerve, after entering the tibia, divides into two branches, one forming the supratympanal ganglion, the other descending into the tympanum and forming a ganglion known as Siebold’s organ. 1899, Jame Weir, Jr., The Dawn of Reason of Mental Traits in the Lower Animals, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 21:
   • The outer chamber contains the supratympanal organ together with leucocytes and adipose cells. 1977, O. W. Richards, R. G. Davies, Imms' General Textbook of Entomology, 10 edition, Volume I: Structure, Physiology and Development, London: Chapman and Hall, page 133:

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