ceratodus

[suh-rat-uh-duh s, ser-uh-toh-duh s]

noun, plural ce·rat·o·dus·es.

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

Compare barramunda.

Origin of ceratodus

1870–75; < New Latin, equivalent to cerat- cerat- + -odus < Greek odoús tooth

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Historical Examples of ceratodus

The living Ceratodus was only discovered in 1870, and was regarded as a marvel of "persistence."
Illogical Geology
George McCready Price
Their organization might, in some respect, be like the ceratodus and proloptems; but this is not certain.
Was Man Created?
Henry A. Mott
He ought rather to come out in the character of a ceratodus or a labyrinthodon.
Falling in Love
Grant Allen
In Ceratodus this is effected by an extension of the interauricular shelf into the ventricle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3
Various
The Australian mudfish (Ceratodus) is not known to hibernate or aestivate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ceratodus

ceratodus

noun plural -duses

any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic timesCompare barramunda

Word Origin for ceratodus

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

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