latisternal

English

Etymology

Latin latus (“broad”) + English sternal.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Adjective

latisternal (not comparable)

1. (zoology, archaic) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia)

   latisternal ape

References

• “latisternal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• transtillae