plectospondyl

I. \\|plektō|spändə̇l\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Plectospondyli

: of or relating to the Plectospondyli

II. noun (-s)

: a fish of the order Plectospondyli

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plectospondyl, a. and n. Ichthyol.

(plɛktəʊˈspɒndɪl)

[f. mod.L. Plectospondyli, f. Gr. πλεκτός (see plectognath a. and n.) + σπόνδυλ-ος vertebra.]

a. adj. Belonging to or having the characters of the Plectospondyli, teleostean fishes having some of the vertebræ co-ossified. b. n. A fish of this order. So plectoˈspondylous a.