Asterospondyli

plural noun

As·​tero·​spon·​dy·​li

-ˈspändəˌlī

in some classifications

: an order of Elasmobranchii comprising forms having asterospondylic vertebrae and including most of the recent sharks and dogfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aster- + -spondyli

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