ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlepəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Osteolepis, type genus + -idae
: a widely distributed family of freshwater Paleozoic fishes (order Rhipidistia) having slender elongated bodies, large rhombic scales, and a well-ossified cranium and commonly considered to be on the direct ancestral line of the amphibians