tympanum

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Tympanum distinct except dorsally, its diameter 51.1 per cent that of eye, separated from eye by distance equal to diameter of tympanum.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.

You may find the whole story sculptured on the Tympanum of the exquisite northern door of Notre Dame in Paris.

From Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance by Belloc, Hilaire

Tympanum distinct, its diameter half that of eye.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.

Tympanum: any membrane stretched like the head of a drum: specifically applied to the membrane covering the auditory organs in Orthoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

C. G. L., Nabob, Old Crow, and Tympanum assume that the number of yards in the length of the path is equal to the number of square-yards in the garden.

From A Tangled Tale by Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett)