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arthrodire
[ ahr-thruh-dahyuhr ]
/ ˈɑr θrəˌdaɪər /
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noun
any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
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Origin of arthrodire
OTHER WORDS FROM arthrodire
ar·thro·di·ran [ahr-thruh-dahy-ruhn], /ˌɑr θrəˈdaɪ rən/, ar·thro·di·rous, adjectiveWords nearby arthrodire
arthritis, arthro-, Arthrobacter, arthrodesis, arthrodia, arthrodire, arthrogram, arthrography, arthromere, arthropathy, arthroplasty
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How to use arthrodire in a sentence
It is possible that Palæospondylus may be, as Huxley suggests, a larval Arthrodire.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan