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tympanic bone

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.


tympanic bone

noun

  1. the part of the temporal bone in the mammalian skull that surrounds the auditory canal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tympanic bone1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

The skull has a more carnivorous form; it has "a complete zygomatic arch, and the tympanic bone forms a bundle-like swelling on each side of the back of the skull."

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