1 tectospondylic | Definition of tectospondylic

tectospondylic

adjective
tec·​to·​spon·​dyl·​ic | \ ¦tektō¦spän¦dilik\
variants: or less commonly tectospondylous \ -​ndələs \

Definition of tectospondylic

: having more than one calcified cylinder surrounding the notochord in each vertebral centrum tectospondylic sharks — see tectospondyli — compare cyclospondylic

History and Etymology for tectospondylic

New Latin Tectospondyli + English -ic, -ous

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