ˌsēləˈkan(t)thəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Coelacanthus, type genus (from coel- + -acanthus ) + -idae
: a family of crossopterygian fishes usually regarded as coextensive with the order Actinistia — compare latimeria
• coe·la·can·thine | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kanˌthīn, -an(t)thə̇n adjective
• coe·la·can·thoid -anˌthȯid adjective or noun
• coelacanthous -an(t)_thəs adjective