LATIMERIIDAE


Meaning of LATIMERIIDAE in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_məˈrīəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latimeria, type genus + -idae

: a family of living deep-sea coelacanth fishes currently known only from the southern African genus Latimeria and the Malagasy genus Malania and having their nearest relatives among fishes that became extinct in the Mesozoic

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