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platycoelous

platycoelous adjective: flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.

platycoelous: flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some...
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Adjective

platycoelous (not comparable)

  1. Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.
    • The platycoelous centra are not keeled ventrally and are slightly dorsoventrally compressed at mid-length, so that in transverse section the centrum has a more oval outline.2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS...
    Synonyms:
    platycoelian

Synonyms of platycoelous

Origin of platycoelous

From platy- + -coelous.

Questions about platycoelous

What does platycoelous mean?
Platycoelous means flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.
What part of speech is platycoelous?
Platycoelous is an adjective.

Words near platycoelous in the dictionary

  1. platycnemids
  2. platycnemism
  3. platycodonoid
  4. platycodonoids
  5. platycoelian
  6. platycoelous
  7. platycoely
  8. platycone
  9. platycones
  10. platyconic
  11. platycopid

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