OSTRACODERMI

Ostracodermi, order Ostracodermi

(noun) extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Os`tra*coder"mi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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