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elpistostegid

elpistostegid noun: any lobe-finned fish of the extinct family †Elpistostegidae, from the late Devonian period.

Noun

elpistostegid (plural elpistostegids)

  1. Any lobe-finned fish of the extinct family †Elpistostegidae, from the late Devonian period.
    • The recently discovered elpistostegid Tiktaalik probably already had a pair of fins, which could function like vertebrate limbs in shallow waters.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...

Forms of elpistostegid

pluralelpistostegids

Questions about elpistostegid

What does elpistostegid mean?
Elpistostegid means any lobe-finned fish of the extinct family †Elpistostegidae, from the late Devonian period.
What part of speech is elpistostegid?
Elpistostegid is a noun.
What is the plural of elpistostegid?
The plural of elpistostegid is elpistostegids.

Words near elpistostegid in the dictionary

  1. elpidite
  2. elpidites
  3. Elpis
  4. elpistostegalian
  5. elpistostegalians
  6. elpistostegid
  7. elpistostegids
  8. ELR
  9. elranatamab
  10. elrich
  11. Elrick

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