ceratodus

[ suh-rat-uh-duhs, ser-uh-toh-duhs ]

/ səˈræt ə dəs, ˌsɛr əˈtoʊ dəs /

noun, plural ce·rat·o·dus·es.

a lungfish of either of two genera, Neoceratodus and the extinct Ceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.

Compare barramundi.

Origin of ceratodus

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to cerat- “horn” + -odus, from Greek odoús “tooth”; see origin at cerat-, tooth

Words nearby ceratodus

cerat-, cerate, cerated, cerato-, ceratocricoid muscle, ceratodus, ceratoid, Ceratophyllus, ceratopsian, ceratosaur, Cerberus

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Example sentences from the Web for ceratodus

This discovery displaces Ceratodus from the position of the oldest living type of the vertebrata.
Scientific American, Volume 56, No. 9, February 26, 1887|Various
Six pairs of branchial arches occur in Protopterus; Ceratodus and Lepidosiren have five, like most other fish.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
He ought rather to come out in the character of a ceratodus or a labyrinthodon.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen
In Ceratodus this is effected by an extension of the interauricular shelf into the ventricle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

Their organization might, in some respect, be like the ceratodus and proloptems; but this is not certain.
Was Man Created?|Henry A. Mott

British Dictionary definitions for ceratodus

ceratodus

/ (sɪˈrætədəs, ˌsɛrəˈtəʊdəs) /

noun plural -duses

any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic timesCompare barramunda

Word Origin for ceratodus

C19: New Latin, from cerato- + Greek odous tooth

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ceratodus
释义	ceratodus [ suh-rat-uh-duhs, ser-uh-toh-duhs ] / səˈræt ə dəs, ˌsɛr əˈtoʊ dəs / noun, plural ce·rat·o·dus·es. a lungfish of either of two genera, Neoceratodus and the extinct Ceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth. Compare barramundi. Origin of ceratodus First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to cerat- “horn” + -odus, from Greek odoús “tooth”; see origin at cerat-, tooth Words nearby ceratodus cerat-, cerate, cerated, cerato-, ceratocricoid muscle, ceratodus, ceratoid, Ceratophyllus, ceratopsian, ceratosaur, Cerberus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ceratodus This discovery displaces Ceratodus from the position of the oldest living type of the vertebrata. Scientific American, Volume 56, No. 9, February 26, 1887\|Various Six pairs of branchial arches occur in Protopterus; Ceratodus and Lepidosiren have five, like most other fish. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds He ought rather to come out in the character of a ceratodus or a labyrinthodon. Falling in Love\|Grant Allen In Ceratodus this is effected by an extension of the interauricular shelf into the ventricle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various Their organization might, in some respect, be like the ceratodus and proloptems; but this is not certain. Was Man Created?\|Henry A. Mott British Dictionary definitions for ceratodus ceratodus / (sɪˈrætədəs, ˌsɛrəˈtəʊdəs) / noun plural -duses any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic timesCompare barramunda Word Origin for ceratodus C19: New Latin, from cerato- + Greek odous tooth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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