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Coelacanth

Coelacanth Meaning & Definition
Coelacanth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coelacanth?

[n] fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa

Synonyms | Synonyms for Coelacanth: Latimeria chalumnae

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See Also | crossopterygian | genus Latimeria | Latimeria | lobefin | lobe-finned fish

Coelacanth In Webster's Dictionary

\C[oe]l"a*canth\ (? or ?), a. [Gr. ? hollow + ? spine.] (Zo["o]l.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

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