Plectospondyli
plural noun
Plec·to·spon·dy·li
Definition of Plectospondyli
in some classifications
: an order or other group comprising fishes with the anterior vertebrae modified and united and usually being more or less coextensive with Ostariophysi
plectospondylous
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Origin and Etymology of plectospondyli
New Latin, from plect- + -spondyli
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