uricotelic

Adjective

Meaning

uricotelic (not comparable)

Relating to, or exhibiting uricotelism

Examples

Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles. Source: Internet

Crocolilians, for example, are still uricotelic, although they are also partly ammonotelic, meaning they excrete some of their waste as ammonia. Source: Internet

Therefore, turtles would have to be the only known case of a uricotelic reptile reverting to ureotelism. Source: Internet

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