Meanings
adjectivezygospondylous (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving paired spondyles
Vertebrae are rather long, with reduced zygospondylous articulation in proximal and some middle segments (Figs 3M and 5K ), becoming streptospondylous toward distal segments (Fig 3S ) .
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