asterospondylic

adjective

as·​tero·​spon·​dyl·​ic

variants or asterospondylous

-¦spändələs

1

: having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord compare cyclospondylic

2

[New Latin Asterospondyli + English -ic or -ous] : of or relating to the Asterospondyli

Word History

Etymology

aster- + spondylic, spondylous

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