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sacrocostal

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Etymology

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From sacro- +‎ costal.

Adjective

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sacrocostal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the sacrum and the ribs
    • 2015 December 17, “A New Sail-Backed Styracosternan (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Morella, Spain”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The distal end of the sacrodorsal rib is fused to the sacrocostal yoke.