isospondylous
/ (ˌaɪsəˈspɒndələs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike
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Word Origin for isospondylous
C20: from iso- + Greek spondulos vertebra
Words nearby isospondylous
isoseismic, isosexual, isosmotic, isosorbide dinitrate, isospin, isospondylous, Isospora, isosporiasis, isostasy, isostatic, isostemonous
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