COELACANTHIDAE


Meaning of COELACANTHIDAE in English

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

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