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plectospondylous

plectospondylous adjective: of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli, a former suborder of fish having the anterior vertebrae coalesced, such as the carp.

Adjective

plectospondylous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli, a former suborder of fish having the anterior vertebrae coalesced, such as the carp.

Origin of plectospondylous

From translingual Plectospondyli + -ous.

Questions about plectospondylous

What does plectospondylous mean?
Plectospondylous means of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli, a former suborder of fish having the anterior vertebrae coalesced, such as the carp.
What part of speech is plectospondylous?
Plectospondylous is an adjective.

Words near plectospondylous in the dictionary

  1. plectoneme
  2. plectonemes
  3. plectonemic
  4. plectonemically
  5. plectopterous
  6. plectospondylous
  7. plectostele
  8. plectosteles
  9. plectostelic
  10. plectotoxin
  11. plectotoxins

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