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Platycoelian

Platycoelian \Plat`y*c[oe]"li*an\, a. [Platy + Gr. ? hollow.] (Anat.) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; -- said of the centra of the vertebr[ae] of some extinct dinouaurs.

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platycoelian

a. (context anatomy English) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.