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Having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae).
Zygospondylous articulations, with a well-defined distal condyle, occur in the majority of families; in others streptospondylous articulations appear.
Use streptospondylous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Streptospondylous means Having vertebral articulations reversed (as in the genus Streptospondylus in infraorder Tetanurae).
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Zygospondylous articulations, with a well-defined distal condyle, occur in the majority of families; in others streptospondylous articulations appear.
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