embolomerous

adjective

em·​bo·​lom·​er·​ous

1

: having both centrum and intercentrum present and pierced for passage of the persistent notochord : diplospondylic

—used of the vertebrae of various primitive fishes and amphibians

2

: having embolomerous vertebrae

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary embol- + -merous

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