- spondylous
- Relating to a vertebra.
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spon·dy·lous (sponґdə-ləs) vertebral.
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spondylous — spon·dyl·ous … English syllables
spondylous — ˈspändələs adjective Etymology: Latin spondylus spondyl + English ous archaic : vertebral * * * sponˈdylous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dip — chae·to·dip·ter·us; cteno·dip·te·ri·ni; cy·dip·pe; cy·dip·pea; cy·dip·pid; cy·dip·pi·da; cy·dip·pid·ea; di·dip·lis; dip; dip·la·can·thi·dae; dip·la·can·thus; dip·la·cu·sis; dip·la·de·nia; dip·lar·throus; dip·lo·bacillus; dip·lo·bi·ont;… … English syllables
diplospondylous — dip·lo·spondylous … English syllables
stereospondylous — stereo·spondylous … English syllables
spondyl(e) — n. vertebra. ♦ spondylexarthrosis, n. displacement of this. ♦ spondylic, ♦ spondylous, a. ♦ spondylitis, n. inflammation of this. ♦ spondylotherapeutics, n. medical treatment by manipulating spine … Dictionary of difficult words
lepospondylous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dələs adjective Etymology: lepo + spondylous 1. : having vertebrae enclosing the notochord each of which consists of a cylinder of bone shaped like an hourglass in longitudinal section used especially of some extinct stegocephalian… … Useful english dictionary
stereospondylous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: stere + spondylous 1. : being or having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece most vertebrates are stereospondylous opposed to temnospondylous 2. : of or relating to the order… … Useful english dictionary
plectospondyl — I. |plektō|spändə̇l adjective Etymology: New Latin Plectospondyli : of or relating to the Plectospondyli II. noun ( s) : a fish of the order Plectospondyli * * * plectospondyl, a … Useful english dictionary
