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coelacanth artinya

ikan raja laut

/ˈsiː.lə.kænθ/

coelacanth in Indonesian: ikan raja laut. 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.

Indonesian words for coelacanth

either of two species of deep-water fish
ikan raja laut

English meaning of coelacanth

  1. 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.
  2. noun Either of the two extant species in this group; the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) or the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).

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Questions about coelacanth in Indonesian

What is the meaning of coelacanth in Indonesian?
Coelacanth in Indonesian is ikan raja laut.
Apa arti coelacanth?
Coelacanth: ikan raja laut.
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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