Firmisternia

plural noun

Fir·​mi·​ster·​nia

in some classifications

: a division of the amphibian suborder Linguata in which in the adult state the epicoracoids of the two sides meet in the median ventral line compare arcifera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin firmus strong, firm + New Latin sternum + -ia

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