cyclospondylous
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cyclospondylous — referring to vertebra consisting of calcified rings around the notochord in Elasmobranchii and Holocephali. The calcification extends only to the chordacentrum or notochordal sheath, the arches are cartilaginous … Dictionary of ichthyology
cyclospondylous — cy·clo·spon·dy·lous … English syllables
cyclospondyly — the condition of a cyclospondylous vertebra … Dictionary of ichthyology
vertebra — (plural vertebrae)) bony or cartilaginous elements surrounding the notochord or replacing it and often protecting the spinal cord and caudal vein. Vertebrae are composed of a centrum formed from two pleurocentra and two intercentra or parts of… … Dictionary of ichthyology
vertebra cyclospondyla — (plural vertebrae cyclospondylae)) cyclospondylous vertebra (vertebra consisting of calcified rings around the notochord in Elasmobranchii and Holocephali. The calcification extends only to the chordacentrum or notochordal sheath, the arches are… … Dictionary of ichthyology
