Amphicoelia

plural noun

Am·​phi·​coe·​lia

ˌamfəˈsēlēə

in some classifications

: an order of extinct crocodilians comprising Mesozoic forms with amphicoelous or amphiplatyan presacral vertebrae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek amphikoilos + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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