rhachitomous

adjective

rha·​chit·​o·​mous

variants or less commonly rachitomous

rəˈkitəməs,

(ˈ)ra¦k-

: being, having, or relating to vertebrae with centra of which the parts remain separate, an intercentrum wedge-shaped and ventral, and separate pleurocentra above and behind the intercentra

Word History

Etymology

rachi- + -tomous

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