Example sentences from the Web for amphicoelous

The neck is long, the caudal vertebrae are amphicoelous, and from three to five vertebrae are fused together in the sacral region.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The vertebrae are amphicoelous, and are generally well ossified.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The vertebrae are amphicoelous or sometimes nearly flat, and the notochord sometimes persists to some extent.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The end result is an amphicoelous or biconcave centrum in general appearance much like that of the Selachian.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

amphicoelous

/ (ˌæmfɪˈsiːləs) /

adjective

(of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) concave at the anterior and posterior ends

Word Origin for amphicoelous

C19: from amphi- + Greek koilos hollow

Words nearby amphicoelous

amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous, amphictyon, amphictyonic, amphictyony, Amphidamas, amphidentate

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单词	amphicoelous
释义	Example sentences from the Web for amphicoelous The neck is long, the caudal vertebrae are amphicoelous, and from three to five vertebrae are fused together in the sacral region. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The vertebrae are amphicoelous, and are generally well ossified. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The vertebrae are amphicoelous or sometimes nearly flat, and the notochord sometimes persists to some extent. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The end result is an amphicoelous or biconcave centrum in general appearance much like that of the Selachian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various amphicoelous / (ˌæmfɪˈsiːləs) / adjective (of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) concave at the anterior and posterior ends Word Origin for amphicoelous C19: from amphi- + Greek koilos hollow Words nearby amphicoelous amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic, amphicoelous, amphictyon, amphictyonic, amphictyony, Amphidamas, amphidentate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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