sidenecked
Sidenecked is a descriptive term used to characterize an organism, artifact, or concept in which the neck is attached or oriented along the side of the head or body rather than from the front. The term is not part of formal biological taxonomy; it is commonly found in speculative biology, world-building, and descriptive anatomy.
Etymology and usage: The word combines side and neck with the past participle suffix -ed. It has
Morphology and function: A sidenecked configuration features a cervical region that projects laterally from the skull
Occurrence and examples: There are no widely recognized real-world species formally described as sidenecked. The term
See also: Morphology, anatomical variation, neck anatomy, lateralization.