Defn: Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; — applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes. — n.
Defn: A post-temporal bone.
POSTTERTIARY
Post*ter"ti*a*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + tertiary.] (Geol.)
Defn: Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary.
POST-TRAGUS
Post"-tra`gus, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Tragus.] (Anat.)
Defn: A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals.
POST-TYMPANIC
Post`-tym*pan"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. post- + tympanic.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus.
POSTULANT
Pos"tu*lant, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. postulans, p. pr. of postulare. See
Postulate.]
Defn: One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.