
Meaning of OSTRACODERMI
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear |
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| Synonyms: | | order Ostracodermi |
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| See Also: | | Agnatha, animal order, Cephalaspida, Heterostraci, Osteostraci, ostracoderm, suborder Cephalaspida, suborder Heterostraci, suborder Osteostraci, superclass Agnatha | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Os`tra*coder"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shell of
a testacean + ? skin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.
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