latisternal

English

Etymology

Latin latus (“broad”) + English sternal.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Adjective

latisternal (not comparable)

(zoology, archaic) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia)
latisternal ape

References

“latisternal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

transtillae

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