Opisthocoela

plural noun

Opis·​tho·​coe·​la

: a suborder of Salientia comprising frogs and toads having short free ribs and vertebrae that are concave behind but not in front and including the families Discoglossidae and Pipidae

opisthocoelan

-lən

noun

plural -s

opisthocoelid

⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗lə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of opisthocoelus hollow behind

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