pleurocentrum

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noun

One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebrae in some fish and fossil batrachians.

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Meanings

nounpleurocentrum (plural pleurocentra)

plural pleurocentra

  1. anatomyOne of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebrae in some fish and fossil batrachians.

Origin

From pleuro- + centrum.

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APA

pleurocentrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurocentrum

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“pleurocentrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurocentrum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleurocentrum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurocentrum.

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