tectospondylic

adjective

tec·​to·​spon·​dyl·​ic

¦tektō¦spän¦dilik

variants or less commonly tectospondylous

-ndələs

: having more than one calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum

tectospondylic sharks

see tectospondyli compare cyclospondylic

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Tectospondyli + English -ic, -ous

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