dicondylian, a. Zool.
(daɪkɒnˈdɪlɪən)
[f. Gr. δικόνδυλ-ος double-knuckled (cf. condyle) + -ian.]
Of a skull: Having two occipital condyles.
1883 W. H. Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 370/2 The Amphibia are the only air-breathing Vertebrata which, like mammals, have a dicondylian skull. |