opisthocoelous
/əˌpɪsθəˈsiːləs/Zoology
adjective
Designating or relating to vertebrae whose centra are concave posteriorly.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Nicholson (1844–1899), biologist and geologist. From opistho- + ancient Greek κοῖλος hollow + -ous.
- South Glamorgan
- south-going
- South Hadley
- south half
- southing
- South Island
- South Islander
- South Jordan
- South Ken
- South Kensington
- South Kingstown
- South Korea
- South Korean
- southland
- Southland beech
- southlander
- south-like
- southly
- southmost
- southness
- south of the Bombay Hills
- South Orkney Islands
- South Ossetia
- South Pacific Commission
- South Pass