acanthodian
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Acanthodii + -ian
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.n̩ˈθoʊ.di.n̩/
- Rhymes: -əʊdiən
Noun
acanthodian (plural acanthodians)
- (zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
- The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.
- 2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436:
Translations
member of a group of extinct fish
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Adjective
acanthodian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Acanthodii.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
References
- Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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