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coelacanthous

coelacanthous adjective: relating to coelacanths.

Adjective

coelacanthous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to coelacanths

Origin of coelacanthous

From coelacanth + -ous.

Questions about coelacanthous

What does coelacanthous mean?
Coelacanthous means relating to coelacanths.
What part of speech is coelacanthous?
Coelacanthous is an adjective.

Words near coelacanthous in the dictionary

  1. coelacanthiform
  2. coelacanthiforms
  3. coelacanthine
  4. coelacanthoid
  5. coelacanthoids
  6. coelacanthous
  7. coelacanths
  8. coelanaglyphic
  9. Coelbren
  10. coelder
  11. coelders

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