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pleurocoel

pleurocoel noun: one of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.

Noun

pleurocoel (plural pleurocoels)

  1. One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.

Forms of pleurocoel

pluralpleurocoels

Origin of pleurocoel

From pleuro- + -coel.

Words formed from pleurocoel

Questions about pleurocoel

What does pleurocoel mean?
Pleurocoel means one of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.
What part of speech is pleurocoel?
Pleurocoel is a noun.
What is the plural of pleurocoel?
The plural of pleurocoel is pleurocoels.

Words near pleurocoel in the dictionary

  1. pleurocerid
  2. pleurocerids
  3. pleurocidin
  4. pleurocidins
  5. pleurococcoid
  6. pleurocoel
  7. pleurocoels
  8. pleurocutaneous
  9. pleurocystidia
  10. pleurocystidial
  11. pleurocystidioid

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