pleurocoel

Etymology

From pleuro- + -coel.

pleurocoel means one of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.