coelacanth meaning in Assamese
চিলাকেন্থ silakentho
/ˈsiː.lə.kænθ/
coelacanth in Assamese: চিলাকেন্থ (silakentho), চিলাকেন মাছ (silaken mas). In English, coelacanth means any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
Assamese words for coelacanth
- either of two species of deep-water fish
- চিলাকেন্থ silakentho, চিলাকেন মাছ silaken mas
English meaning of coelacanth
- noun Any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
- noun Either of the two extant species in this group; the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) or the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).
Synonyms of coelacanth
coelacanth in other languages
Questions about coelacanth in Assamese
- What is the meaning of coelacanth in Assamese?
- Coelacanth in Assamese is চিলাকেন্থ (silakentho), চিলাকেন মাছ (silaken mas).
- coelacanth ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
- Coelacanth: চিলাকেন্থ (silakentho), চিলাকেন মাছ (silaken mas).
- What does coelacanth mean in English?
- Coelacanth means any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
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