ostracoderm
ostracoderm · ostracoderms
Any of the armored jawless fishes of the PaleozoicAny of the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
extinct fish-like jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
Origin
From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “pottery fragment; shell”)From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “pottery fragment; shell”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
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Forms
plural: ostracoderms| Singular | ostracoderm |
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