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ceratodus Zool.|sɪˈrætədəs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. κέρας, κερατ- horn + ὀδούς tooth.]
A popular name for the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, belonging to the order Dipteriformes; also, a genus of fossil fish related to this lungfish.
1874Darwin Desc. Man (ed. 2) i. ii. 37 The opinion lately advanced by Dr. Günther on the paddle of Ceratodus. 1897E. R. Lankester in Times 8 Feb. 10/6 The larval stages of the remarkable fish ceratodus of Queensland. 1899Daily News 10 Apr. 8/2 The ceratodus, a fish with lungs, which, though its fossil remains are scattered over the world, is now confined to two rivers in the south of Queensland, the Mary and the Burnett. |