Dermal bone that is part of the opercular flap and bears the preopercular sensory canal. The preopercle is a paired bone and typically L-shaped, with the horizontal limb overlying the interopercle and the vertical limb overlying the opercle. [ ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 GOC:mh ]
Synonyms: preopercles
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Subclass of:
- dermal bone
- digestive system element
- preopercle
- head bone
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some dorsal hyoid arch
- part of some opercular flap
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