释义 |
lep·o·spon·dy·li \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspändəˌlī\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lepo- + -spondyli : a taxonomic category comprising amphibians in which the centra of the vertebrae develop directly as bone without an intermediate cartilaginous stage: as a. : an order or other division comprising the extinct Aistopoda, Microsauria, and Nectridia b. : a subclass of Amphibia comprising the above groups together with the Caudata and Gymnophiona |