as·tero·spon·dyl·ic
variants:
or asterospondylous \
-¦spändələs
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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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