cœlacanthe

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.la.kɑ̃t/

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• Homophone: cœlacanthes

Noun

cœlacanthe m (plural cœlacanthes)

1. coelacanth

Further reading

• “cœlacanthe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.