| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|spän|dilik adjective
Etymology: poly- + spondylic
: of, relating to, or having a vertebral column (as in the chimaeroid fishes) in which the calcified portion has the form of numerous slender rings surrounding the notochord
• poly·spon·dy·lous -ndələs adjective
• poly·spon·dy·ly -lē noun -es