acanthodian
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Acanthodii + -ian.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.n̩ˈθoʊ.di.n̩/
- Rhymes: -əʊdiən
Noun
editacanthodian (plural acanthodians)
- (zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
- The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
Translations
editmember of a group of extinct fish
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Adjective
editacanthodian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Acanthodii.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]