Associations to the word «Crossopterygian»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CROSSOPTERYGIAN, adjective. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, a class or clade of bony fish. [from 19th c.]
CROSSOPTERYGIAN, noun. (zoology) One of the Crossopterygii.

Dictionary definition

CROSSOPTERYGIAN, noun. Any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form.

Wise words

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