asterospondylic
adjective
as·tero·spon·dyl·ic
variants: or
asterospondylous
\-¦spändələs\Definition of asterospondylic
1 : having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord — compare cyclospondylic
2 [New Latin Asterospondyli + English -ic or -ous] : of or relating to the Asterospondyli
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Origin and Etymology of asterospondylic
aster- + spondylic, spondylous
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