I. |ālə|-, |al- adjective
or ali·sphe·noi·dal | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Etymology: ali- + sphenoid, sphenoidal
: belonging or relating to or forming the wings of the sphenoid or the pair of bones that becoming fused with other sphenoidal elements form in adult man the greater wings of the sphenoid
II. noun
or alisphenoidal “
( -s )
: an alisphenoid bone