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Placodermi

Placodermi Meaning & Definition
Placodermi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Placodermi?

[n] extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws

Synonyms | Synonyms for Placodermi: class Placodermi

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See Also | class | Craniata | placoderm | subphylum Craniata | subphylum Vertebrata | Vertebrata

Placodermi In Webster's Dictionary

\Plac`o*der"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a tablet + ? skin.] (Paleon.) An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust. under {Pterichthys}, and {Coccosteus}.

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