sphenotic

Sphe*not"ic, a. Etym: [Spheno- + (Anat.) Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone. Sphenotic bone (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone. Sphe*not"ic, n. (Anat.) Defn: The sphenotic bone.

---