PLACODERM
placoderm
(noun) fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
placoderm (plural placoderms)
(palaeontology) A member of an extinct class (Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods. [from 19th c.]
Adjective
placoderm (comparative more placoderm, superlative most placoderm)
(palaeontology) Pertaining to the class Placodermi. [from 19th c.]
Anagrams
• proclamed
Source: Wiktionary
Plac"o*derm, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: One of the Placodermi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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