PLECTOSPONDYLI

Plec`to*spon"dy*li, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An extensive suborder of fresh-water physostomous fishes having the anterior vertebræ united and much modified; the Eventognathi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FRISK

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