\Pte*ro"tic\, a. [Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, ear.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the
pro["o]tic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the
periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone.
Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some
      cases to resemble in form a bird's wing