n.
Pronunciation: ' eth- ˌ mo ̇ id
Function: noun
Etymology: French ethmoïde, from Greek ē thmoeid ē s, literally, like a strainer, from ē thmos strainer
Date: 1842
: a light spongy cubical bone forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits
– ethmoid \ same \ or eth · moi · dal \ ( ˌ )eth- ' mo ̇ i-d ə l \ adjective