PROCOELIAN

Pro*coe"li*an a. Etym: [See Procoele.] (Anat & Zoöl.)

Definition: Concave in front; as, procoelian vertebræ, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex.

Pro*coe"li*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A reptile having procoelian vertebræ; one of the Procoelia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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