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lobe-finned fish
[ lohb-find ]
/ ËloÊbËfÉȘnd /
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noun
any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
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Also called lobefin .
Words nearby lobe-finned fish
lobbygow, lobbyist, lobe, lobectomy, lobed, lobe-finned fish, lobelia, lobeliaceous, lobelia family, lobeline, Lobengula
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Scientific definitions for lobe-finned fish
lobe-finned fish
Any of various fishes of the class Sarcopterygii, having paired fins that are rounded and fleshy, suggesting limbs. One group of lobe-finned fish are thought to be ancestors of amphibians and other land-dwelling vertebrate animals. They first appeared in the Devonian Period and are extinct except for the coelacanth and lungfish. Also called sarcopterygian Compare ray-finned fish. See also crossopterygian.
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