| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dələs adjective
Etymology: lepo- + spondylous
1. : having vertebrae enclosing the notochord each of which consists of a cylinder of bone shaped like an hourglass in longitudinal section — used especially of some extinct stegocephalian amphibians
2.
[New Latin Lepospondyli + English -ous ]
: of or relating to the Lepospondyli
3. : having the vertebral centra develop directly as bone