movable rib
noun
Zoology (in tetrapods) a rib that is capable of being moved, especially one that is free at the ventral end.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.
- ornitholite
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- Ornithomimus
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