arcocentrum
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arcocentrum — the cartilaginous arch and its base in the vertebrae of Elasmobranchii. Also used in Pycnodont Actinopterygii (Poyato Ariza and Wenz, 2002) … Dictionary of ichthyology
arcocentrum — ar·co·cen·trum … English syllables
tectospondylous — a type of vertebral centra (and arches) with several concentric ossifications instead of just one, extending to the chordacentrum, arcocentrum and autocentrum. Found in skates and rays … Dictionary of ichthyology
vertebra tectospondyla — (plural vertebrae tectospondylae)) tectospondylous vertebra (vertebral centra (and arches) with several concentric ossifications instead of just one, extending to the chordacentrum, arcocentrum and autocentrum. Found in skates and rays) … Dictionary of ichthyology
chordacentrum — |kȯrdə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from chorda (anat.) + centrum : a centrum of a vertebra formed by segmentation of the cartilaginous or calcified sheath of the notochord (as in elasmobranchs) compare arcocentrum … Useful english dictionary
