PLACODERM


Meaning of PLACODERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpla-kə-ˌdərm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Placodermi, ultimately from Greek plak-, plax + derma skin — more at derm-

Date: circa 1865

: any of a class (Placodermi) of extinct chiefly Devonian fishes with an armor of bony plates and primitive jaw structures

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