nontympanic

English

Etymology

non- +‎ tympanic

Adjective

nontympanic (not comparable)

  1. Not tympanic.
    • 2015 November 25, “Insights from Integrative Systematics Reveal Cryptic Diversity in Pristimantis Frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0143392:
      The lack of a tympanum has been claimed to inhibit anuran vocalization, and nontympanic pathways of sound reception and ultrasonic signal systems may compensate for degeneration of the middle ear complex.
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