frontoparietal

[ fruhn-toh-puh-rahy-i-tl ]

/ ˌfrʌn toʊ pəˈraɪ ɪ tl /

of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.

of or relating to the frontal and parietal lobes of a cerebral hemisphere.

Origin of frontoparietal

First recorded in 1870–75; fronto- + parietal

The frontoparientals are sutured medially throughout their lengths; the frontoparietal fontanelle is absent.

The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America |Juan R. Len
The ethmoid is broad, curved downward laterally, and solidly sutured to the frontoparietal.

A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group |William E. Duellman
The frontoparietal is elongate, smooth, and bears a small supraorbital process on the anterior edge of the orbit.

The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America |Juan R. Len
The frontoparietal fontanelle is narrow anteriorly and wide posteriorly.

The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America |Juan R. Len

The frontoparietals are equally poorly ossified, and the frontoparietal fontanelle is extensive.

Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group |William E. Duellman

frontoparietal

[ frŭn′tō-pə-rī′ĭ-təl ]

Relating to or characteristic of both frontal and parietal bones.