"pleurocoel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pleurocoels [plural]
Etymology: From pleuro- + -coel. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pleuro|coel}} pleuro- + -coel Head templates: {{en-noun}} pleurocoel (plural pleurocoels)
  1. One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.

Inflected forms

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