Rhipidistia
plural noun
Rhip·i·dis·tia
ˌripəˈdistēə
: an order of extinct crossopterygian fishes that have the basal bones of the median fins united into one mass see holoptychiidae , osteolepidae
rhipidistian adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦distēən
rhipidistid adjective or noun
-tə̇d
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from rhipid- + Greek histia, plural of histion sail; akin to Greek histanai to cause to stand
- au pairs
- au pays des aveugles les borgnes sont rois
- au pied de la let
- au pied de la lettre
- au poivre
- au reste
- intensifies
- intensify
- intensifying
- intension
- intensional
- intensionalities
- intensionality
- intensionally
- intensions
- intensities
- intensitometer
- intensity
- intensity modulation
- intensity of light
- intensity of magnetization
- intensity of radiation
- intensive
- intensive care
- intensive care unit