opisthocoelous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. concave behind; applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave

Word forms

opisthocoelous

Etymology

From opistho- + -coelous (“concave”).

Synonyms

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