- polyspondyly
- poly·spon·dy·ly
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polyspondyly
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polyspondyly — 1) notochord surrounded by many serially arranged calcified rays, in effect having several centra e.g. Chimaera has 5 9 centra, Amia has 2 in the caudal region 2) calcified rings around the notochord at intervals which do not seem to correspond… … Dictionary of ichthyology
polyspondyly — noun see polyspondylic … Useful english dictionary
polyspondylic — adjective for polyspondyly … Dictionary of ichthyology
polyspondylous — adjective for polyspondyly … Dictionary of ichthyology
polyspondylous vertebra — vertebra showing polyspondyly (1) … Dictionary of ichthyology
vertebra polyspondyla — (plural vertebrae polyspondylae)) polyspondylous vertebra (vertebra showing polyspondyly, the notochord surrounded by many serially arranged calcified rays, in effect having several centra e.g. Chimaera has 5 9 centra, Amia has 2 in the caudal… … Dictionary of ichthyology
