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a type of vertebral centra (and arches) with several concentric ossifications instead of just one, extending to the chordacentrum, arcocentrum and autocentrum. Found in skates and rays
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
tectospondylous
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tectospondylous — tec·to·spon·dy·lous … English syllables
tectospondylous — adjective see tectospondylic … Useful english dictionary
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 tectospondyla — (plural vertebrae tectospondylae)) tectospondylous vertebra (vertebral centra (and arches) with several concentric ossifications instead of just one, extending to the chordacentrum, arcocentrum and autocentrum. Found in skates and rays) … Dictionary of ichthyology
