COELACANTH


Meaning of COELACANTH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' s ē -l ə - ˌ kan(t)th

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek koilos hollow + akantha spine ― more at CAVE

Date: 1857

: any of an order (Coelacanthiformes) of lobe-finned fishes known chiefly from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils

coelacanth

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