epiparietal

Etymology

From epi- + parietal.

epiparietal means Situated above the parietal bone. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

adj

Situated above the parietal bone.“Of these, all of the bones (n = 27) identifiable to lower taxonomic levels pertain to Centrosaurinae, and nine parietal specimens can be attributed to the new taxon based on diagnostic features of the epiparietal ornamentation.”

noun

An ossification situated above the parietal bone, typically those forming "hornlets" on the frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.