zygospondylous

English

Etymology

zygo- +‎ spondylous

Adjective

zygospondylous (not comparable)

  1. Having paired spondyles
    • 2015 October 29, “When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0139463:
      Vertebrae are rather long, with reduced zygospondylous articulation in proximal and some middle segments (Figs 3M and 5K ), becoming streptospondylous toward distal segments (Fig 3S ) .
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