ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈäd.əˌmī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ichthy- + -tomi (from Greek temnein to cut) — more at tome
: a subclass or order of Chondrichthyes comprising chiefly Carboniferous and early Permian sharks having a slender and elongated body with diphycercal tail and archipterygial fins — compare pleuracanthus
• ich·thy·ot·o·mous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|äd.əməs adjective