diplocardiac

[ dip-luh-kahr-dee-ak ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈkɑr diˌæk /

adjective Zoology.

having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals.

Origin of diplocardiac

First recorded in 1850–55; diplo- + cardiac

British Dictionary definitions for diplocardiac

diplocardiac
/ (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɑːdɪˌæk) /

adjective

(of birds and mammals) having a four-chambered heart, which enables two separate circulations and prevents mixing of the arterial and venous blood