Amphicoelian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphicoelian \Am`phi*c[oe]"li*an\, Amphicoelous
  \Am`phi*c[oe]"lous\, a. [Gr. ? hollowed all round; 'amfi` + ?
     hollow.] (Zool.)
     Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr[ae].
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