rhachitomous
adjective
rha·chit·o·mous
\rəˈkitəməs, (ˈ)ra¦k-\
variants: less commonly
rachitomous
\rəˈkitəməs, (ˈ)ra¦k-\Definition of rhachitomous
: being, having, or relating to vertebrae with centra of which the parts remain separate, an intercentrum wedge-shaped and ventral, and separate pleurocentra above and behind the intercentra
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Origin and Etymology of rhachitomous
rachi- + -tomous
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