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pleurocoels

pleurocoels is the plural of pleurocoel.

Meaning of pleurocoel

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.

Questions about pleurocoels

What is pleurocoels the plural of?
Pleurocoels is the plural of pleurocoel.

Words near pleurocoels in the dictionary

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

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