1 stereospondylous | Definition of stereospondylous

stereospondylous

adjective
stereo·​spondylous

Definition of stereospondylous

1 : being or having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece most vertebrates are stereospondylous opposed to temnospondylous
2 : of or relating to the order Stereospondyli

History and Etymology for stereospondylous

stere- + spondylous

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