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| pet·rous [ péttrəss ] |
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1. of rock: relating to or resembling rock or stone
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2. of hard part of temporal lobe: describes the hard portion of the temporal bone surrounding the inner ear
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin petrosus "rocky" < petra (see petrify)] |
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