lepospondylous

lepospondylous
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dələs\ adjective
Etymology: lepo- + spondylous
1. : having vertebrae enclosing the notochord each of which consists of a cylinder of bone shaped like an hourglass in longitudinal section — used especially of some extinct stegocephalian amphibians
2. [New Latin Lepospondyli + English -ous] : of or relating to the Lepospondyli
3. : having the vertebral centra develop directly as bone

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