chevron bone

noun

Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.

Meanings

nounchevron bone (plural chevron bones)

plural chevron bones

  1. anatomyAny of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
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