Tectospondyli

plural noun

Tec·​to·​spon·​dy·​li

ˌtektōˈspändəˌlī

in some classifications

: an order or other division of elasmobranch fishes typically having tectospondylic vertebrae and comprising the spiny dogfishes and related forms and the angelfish (genus Squatina) and formerly also the rays and sawfishes compare batoidei , cyclospondyli

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Latin tectum roof + New Latin -o- + -spondyli

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