placoderm
placoderm noun: a member of an extinct paraphyletic class (†Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods.
Noun
placoderm (plural placoderms)
- A member of an extinct paraphyletic class (†Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods.
- Out to sea are placoderms – heavily armoured fish, some of them more than six metres (twenty feet) long and equipped with massive, powerful jaws.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 12
Adjective
placoderm (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the paraphyletic class †Placodermi.
- Research published recently on placoderm fish fossils from Scottish Devonian lakes (around 365 myo) found evidence for how this extinct group of animals copulated.2018 January 24, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian
placoderm meaning in Tamil
placoderm in Tamil
- தகடுடைத் தோலி
Forms of placoderm
| plural | placoderms |
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Origin of placoderm
From placo- + -derm, after German Placoderm.
Questions about placoderm
- What does placoderm mean?
- Placoderm means a member of an extinct paraphyletic class (†Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods.
- What is placoderm in Tamil?
- Placoderm in Tamil is தகடுடைத் தோலி. See Placoderm meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is placoderm?
- Placoderm can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of placoderm?
- The plural of placoderm is placoderms.
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