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 Definitions of petrous  [ˈpɛ trəs, ˈpi-]  

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Definition of 'petrous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) petrous
like stone, esp. in hardness; stony; rocky.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME (< MF petros) < L petrōsus rocky.)

Definition of 'petrous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) petrous, stonelike
(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
Definition of 'petrous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) petrous
like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone

2. (adj) petrous
same as Petrosal

'petrous' - Nearby Entries  

pe-tsai  pet scanner  petroselinum  petroselinum crispum neapolitanum  petroselinum crispum tuberosum  petrous  petrus stuyvesant  



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