spondylus
noun
spon·​dy·​lus
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Definition of spondylus
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
capitalized
: a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge
-spondylus
noun combining form
-spon·​dy·​lus
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Definition of -spondylus (Entry 2 of 2)
: animal having (such) vertebrae
—in generic names Palaeospondylus
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