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epipophysis

epipophysis noun: any of a series of bony projections of the cervical vertebrae found in dinosaurs.

Noun

epipophysis (plural epipophyses)

  1. Any of a series of bony projections of the cervical vertebrae found in dinosaurs

Forms of epipophysis

pluralepipophyses

Questions about epipophysis

What does epipophysis mean?
Epipophysis means any of a series of bony projections of the cervical vertebrae found in dinosaurs.
What part of speech is epipophysis?
Epipophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of epipophysis?
The plural of epipophysis is epipophyses.

Words near epipophysis in the dictionary

  1. epipolized
  2. epipolythiodioxopiperazine
  3. epipolythiodioxopiperazines
  4. epipophyseal
  5. epipophyses
  6. epipophysis
  7. epipotamal
  8. epiproct
  9. epiproctan
  10. epiproctans
  11. epiprocts

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