Zygomorphic

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

  Zygomorphic \Zyg`o*mor"phic\, Zygomorphous \Zyg`o*mor"phous\, a.
     [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + ? form.] (Biol.)
     Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of
     organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves
     only in a single plane.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zygomorphic
       adj : capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one
             longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {bilaterally
             symmetrical}, {zygomorphous}] [ant: {actinomorphic}]