| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌspän|dilik adjective
or as·tero·spon·dy·lous -|spändələs
Etymology: aster- + spondylic, spondylous
1. : having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord — compare cyclospondylic
2.
[New Latin Asterospondyli + English -ic or -ous ]
: of or relating to the Asterospondyli