tectospondylic

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• tectospondylic — tec·to·spon·dyl·ic …   English syllables

• cochliodontidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cochliodont , Cochliodus, type genus (from cochli , from Greek kochlos, a kind of shellfish + New Latin odus) + idae more at cochlea : a family of Carboniferous and… …   Useful english dictionary

• tectospondyli — ˌtektōˈspändəˌlī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin tectum roof + New Latin o + spondyli in some classifications : an order or other division of elasmobranch fishes typically having tectospondylic vertebrae… …   Useful english dictionary

• tectospondylous — adjective see tectospondylic …   Useful english dictionary