ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspändəˌlī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from plect- + -spondyli
in some classifications : an order or other group comprising fishes with the anterior vertebrae modified and united and usually being more or less coextensive with Ostariophysi
• plec·to·spon·dyl·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spändələs adjective