1. formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; - Example: "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" [syn: Stereospondyli, order Stereospondyli]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Stereospondyli
n 1: formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having
vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single
piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" [syn:
Stereospondyli, order Stereospondyli]