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amphicœlous, a. Phys.|æmfɪˈsiːləs|
[f. Gr. ἀµϕί on both sides + κοῖλ-ος hollow + -ous.]
Concave on both sides, double concave. Applied to vertebræ, as in the backbone of a fish.
1869Huxley in Jrnl. Geol. S. XXVI. 33 Amphicœlous centra. 1879Le Conte Elem. Geol. 470 Their vertebræ were amphicœlous or biconcave, as in fishes and many extinct reptiles. |