heterocoelous

adjective

het·​ero·​coe·​lous

-ləs

1

: of or relating to vertebrae having saddle-shaped articular surfaces

heterocoelous birds

2

[New Latin Heterocoela + English -ous] : of or relating to the Syconosa

Word History

Etymology

heter- + -coelous

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