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latimeria

British

/ ˌlætɪˈmɪərɪə /

noun

any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria

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Etymology

Origin of latimeria

C20: named after Marjorie Courtenay- Latimer (1907–2004), South African museum curator

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Not ten years ago, South African fishermen caught a latimeria, a large primitive fish that was supposed to be extinct 60 million years ago.

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