About The Word Crossopterygii
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Crossopterygii
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What's The Definition Of Crossopterygii?
[n] fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
Synonyms | Synonyms for Crossopterygii: subclass Crossopterygii Related Terms | Find terms related to Crossopterygii: See Also | class | class Osteichthyes | crossopterygian | family Latimeridae | Latimeridae | lobefin | lobe-finned fish | Osteichthyes Crossopterygii In Webster's Dictionary \Cros*sop`te*ryg"i*i\ (kr?s-s?p`t?-r?j?-?), n.
pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? tassels, a fringe + ?????, dim. of ????
wing, fin.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the
bichir ({Polypterus}). See {Brachioganoidei}.
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