polyspondylic
adjective
poly·spon·dyl·ic
Definition of polyspondylic
: of, relating to, or having a vertebral column (as in the chimaeroid fishes) in which the calcified portion has the form of numerous slender rings surrounding the notochord
polyspondylous
\-ndələs\ adjectivepolyspondyly
\-lē\ noun, plural-es
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Origin and Etymology of polyspondylic
poly- + spondylic
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