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arthrodire
[ ahr-thruh-dahyuhr ]
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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Other Words From
- ar·thro·di·ran [ahr-thr, uh, -, dahy, -r, uh, n], arthro·dirous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arthrodire1
< New Latin Arthrodira, equivalent to arthro- arthro- + -dira < Greek deirḗ neck, throat
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Example Sentences
It is possible that Palæospondylus may be, as Huxley suggests, a larval Arthrodire.
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