amphicelous
or am·phi·coe·lous
[ am-fuh-see-luh s ]
/ ˌæm fəˈsi ləs /
adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
Words nearby amphicelous
amphibology,
amphibolous,
amphiboly,
amphibrach,
amphicarpous,
amphicelous,
amphicentric,
amphichroic,
amphicoelous,
amphictyon,
amphictyonic
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. ReynoldsThe vertebrae are amphicoelous, and are generally well ossified.
The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. ReynoldsThe vertebrae are amphicoelous or sometimes nearly flat, and the notochord sometimes persists to some extent.
The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. ReynoldsThe end result is an amphicoelous or biconcave centrum in general appearance much like that of the Selachian.
British Dictionary definitions for amphicoelous
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