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acanthodians

acanthodians is the plural of acanthodian.

Meaning of acanthodian

Noun

acanthodian (plural acanthodians)

  1. A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
    • The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436

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Questions about acanthodians

What is acanthodians the plural of?
Acanthodians is the plural of acanthodian.

Words near acanthodians in the dictionary

  1. acanthocytosis
  2. acanthocytotic
  3. acanthodean
  4. acanthodeans
  5. acanthodian
  6. acanthodians
  7. acanthodid
  8. acanthodids
  9. acanthodiform
  10. acanthodiforms
  11. acanthodrilid

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