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amphicelous

American  
[am-fuh-see-luhs] / ˌæm fəˈsi ləs /
Or amphicoelous

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

  1. concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.

Etymology

Origin of amphicelous

First recorded in 1865–70, amphicelous is from the Greek word amphíkoilos hollow at both ends. See amphi-, -cele 2, -ous

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