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pleuracanth Palæont.|ˈplʊərəkænθ|
[ad. mod.L. Pleuracanthus, f. Gr. πλευρά side + ἄκανθα spine, thorn.]
A fish of the extinct genus Pleuracanthus or family Pleuracanthidæ, characterized by having a row of sharp hooks or spines along each side. Also attrib. So pleuraˈcanthid, a fish of the family Pleuracanthidæ; pleuraˈcanthoid a., resembling or belonging to the family Pleuracanthidæ; n. = pleuracanthid.
1900Nature 20 Sept. 505/1 Assuming that the Pleuracanth form originated from one..of simple parallel rods. |