Cyclospondyli

plural noun

Cy·​clo·​spon·​dy·​li

in some classifications

: the sharks having cyclospondylic vertebrae regarded as a natural group

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cycl- + -spondyli

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Rhymes for Cyclospondyli

• dryly
• highly
• kiley
• shyly
• slyly
• smiley
• wily
• wryly