Meaning of dolichoiliac | Babel Free
Definitions
Having an elongated preacetabular blade; characterised by elongated and narrow pubes and ischia, often accompanied by large front and back extensions of the ilium.
not-comparable
Examples
“As noted by Colbert (1964) and others, they had developed a dolichoiliac pelvis (with an enlargment of the anterior blade of the ilium) and, I might add⟳, a tendency to increase⟳ the height of the ilium.”
“The SAUROPODOMORPHA pelvic girdle is propubic and brachyiliac in the shape⟳ of the iliac blade (as opposed to the dolichoiliac condition of Theropoda).”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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