ceratodus

[suh-rat-uh-duhs, ser-uh-toh-duhs]

noun

plural

ceratoduses 

1. a lungfish of either of two genera, Neoceratodus and the extinct Ceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.

ceratodus

/ sɪˈrætədəs, ˌsɛrəˈtəʊdəs /

noun

1. any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times Compare barramunda

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceratodus¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to cerat- “horn” + -odus, from Greek odoús “tooth”; cerat-, tooth

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceratodus¹

C19: New Latin, from _cerato- + Greek odous tooth

Example Sentences

Their organization might, in some respect, be like the ceratodus and proloptems; but this is not certain.

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Young ceratodus, shortly after issuing from the egg, magnified ten times. k gill-cover, l liver.

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Young ceratodus six weeks after issuing from the egg. s spiral fold of gut, b rudimentary belly-fin.

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