COELACANTH


Meaning of COELACANTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-lə-ˌkan(t)th ]

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

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