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Petrous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Petrous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

2

Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.

See Also
mastoid process stone petrotympanic temporal bone inner ear subpetrosal jugum petrosum petrosal
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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