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