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streptospondylous

streptospondylous adjective: having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae).

Adjective

streptospondylous (not comparable)

  1. Having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae)
    • Zygospondylous articulations, with a well-defined distal condyle, occur in the majority of families; in others streptospondylous articulations appear.2015 October 29, “When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about streptospondylous

What does streptospondylous mean?
Streptospondylous means having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae).
What part of speech is streptospondylous?
Streptospondylous is an adjective.

Words near streptospondylous in the dictionary

  1. streptorubin
  2. streptorubins
  3. streptos
  4. streptose
  5. streptospiral
  6. streptospondylous
  7. streptostylic
  8. streptostyly
  9. streptothricial
  10. streptothricin
  11. streptothricins

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