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monospondylic, a.|ˌmɒnəʊspɒnˈdɪlɪk|
[f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + σπόνδυλ-ος (Attic σϕόνδυλος) vertebra + -ic: see spondyle.]
Having a single centrum, as a vertebra; without intercentra, as a vertebral column.
1884Ryder in Rep. U.S. Fish. Comm. 983 The caudal part of the axial column may be perfectly monospondylic. |