adj.
Pronunciation: ' ter- ə - ˌ go ̇ id
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin pterygoides, from Greek pterygoeid ē s, literally, shaped like a wing, from pteryg-, pteryx wing; akin to Greek pteron wing ― more at FEATHER
Date: 1722
: of, relating to, or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull