Plectospondyli

plural noun

Plec·​to·​spon·​dy·​li

in some classifications

: an order or other group comprising fishes with the anterior vertebrae modified and united and usually being more or less coextensive with Ostariophysi

plectospondylous

¦⸗⸗¦spändələs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plect- + -spondyli

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