asterospondylic
adjective
as·tero·spon·dyl·ic
variants or asterospondylous
-¦spändələs
1
: having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord compare cyclospondylic
2
[New Latin Asterospondyli + English -ic or -ous] : of or relating to the Asterospondyli
Word History
Etymology
aster- + spondylic, spondylous