Temporal-bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
temporal bone
noun
1.
either of two compound bones forming part of the sides and base of the skull: they surround the organs of hearing
temporal bone n.
Either of a pair of compound bones forming the sides and base of the skull.
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