OSTRACODERM
Dictionary entry overview: What does ostracoderm mean? • OSTRACODERM (noun)
The noun OSTRACODERM has 1 sense:
1. extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
Familiarity information: OSTRACODERM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OSTRACODERM (noun)
Meaning:
Extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ostracoderm" is a kind of...):
agnathan; jawless fish; jawless vertebrate (eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms)
Holonyms ("ostracoderm" is a member of...):
order Ostracodermi; Ostracodermi (extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)
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