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lachrymal
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
lachrimal
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lachrimal — n. (Anatomy) lachrymal bone (bone of the inner corner of the eye); vessel used to collect the tears of the bereaved adj. of or pertaining to tears; producing tears, secreting tears; lacrimal, of or near the organs which secrete tears (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
lachrymal — the first, paired, dermal bone in the circumorbital series, the largest. Also called preorbital and also spelled lachrimal, lacrimal … Dictionary of ichthyology
os lacrimale — (plural ossa lacrimalia)) lachrymal (the first, paired, dermal bone in the circumorbital series, the largest. Also called preorbital and also spelled lachrimal, lacrimal) … Dictionary of ichthyology
lachrymal — also lachrimal, early 15c., from M.L. lacrimalis, from L. lacrima (see LACHRYMOSE (Cf. lachrymose)) … Etymology dictionary
