epistropheus
[ ĕp′ĭ-strō′fē-əs ]
n.
axis
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Examples from the Web for epistropheus
Its independence from the epistropheus is emphasised in Monotremes and some Marsupials by its late fusion with that vertebra.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard