The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parethmoid
Parethmoid \Par*eth"moid\, a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. -- n. A parethmoid bone.
Wiktionary
parethmoid
a. (context anatomy English) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. n. (context anatomy English) A parethmoid bone.