| Name: | tripus |
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| Definition: | The fourth Weberian ossicle. The tripus is a complex modification of the parapophysis and rib of the third vertebra. Anteriorly it attaches to the interosseus ligament and posteriorly it extends as a transformator process embedded in the tunica externa of the swim bladder. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000698] |
| Name: | poorly ossified |
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| Definition: | A quality inhering in an bearer by virtue of the bearer's possessing only minor levels of ossification. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002480] |