cyclospondylic

adjective

cy·​clo·​spon·​dyl·​ic

variants or less commonly cyclospondylous

¦⸗⸗¦spändələs

: having a single calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum

—used especially of certain sharks

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Cyclospondyli + English -ic or -ous

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