Associations to the word «Acanthodian»

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Wiktionary

ACANTHODIAN, noun. (zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ACANTHODIAN, adjective. Pertaining to Acanthodii.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]

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