OSTRACODERM

Meaning of OSTRACODERM in English

[os.tra.co.derm] n [ultim. fr. Gk ostrakon + derma skin--more at derm-] (1891): any of the early fossil jawless fishes of the Lower Paleozoic usu. having a bony covering of plates or scales

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OSTRACODERM — noun see: derm- Date: 1891 any of the early fossil jawless fishes of the Lower Paleozoic usually having a bony …
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OSTRACODERM — I. ˈästrə̇kōˌdərm adjective Etymology: New Latin Ostracodermi : of, relating to, or having characteristics of the Ostracodermi II. noun ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OSTRACODERM — /os"treuh koh derrm'/ , n. any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the …
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OSTRACODERM — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek ostrakon + derma skin — more at derm- Date: 1891 : any of the early …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OSTRACODERM — [ ɒ'strakədə:m ] ■ noun an early jawless fossil fish of the Cambrian to Devonian periods, with a heavily armoured …
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OSTRACODERM — any of an extinct group of small, fishlike Paleozoic vertebrates, members of which belonged to several orders particularly abundant in …
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OSTRACODERM — n. Pronunciation: ' äs-tr ə -k ō - ˌ d ə rm, äs- ' tra-k ə - Function: noun Etymology: …
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OSTRACODERMO — ostraco·dermo n [Paleontol., Zool.] ostracoderm
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PTERASPID — I. -ˈraspə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Pteraspidae : of or relating to the Pteraspidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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COELOLEPID — ˈsēləˌlepə̇d, -lōˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Coelolepida : an ostracoderm of the order Coelolepida
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CEPHALASPID — -ˈlaspə̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Cephalaspid-, Cephalaspis : any ostracoderm of the genus Cephalaspis, family Cephalaspidae, or …
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ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
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CEPHALASPIS — extinct genus of very primitive jawless, fishlike vertebrates found in Early Devonian rocks (the Devonian Period lasted from 408 to …
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FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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