coelacanth

[ see-luh-kanth ]

/ ˈsi ləˌkænθ /

noun

a crossopterygian fish, Latimeria chalumnae, thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of southern Africa.

Origin of coelacanth

1605–15; <New Latin Coelacanthus originally a genus name, equivalent to coel-coel- + Greek -akanthos -spined, -thorned, adj. derivative of ákantha spine, thorn

OTHER WORDS FROM coelacanth

coe·la·can·thine

[see-luh-kan-thahyn, -thin], /ˌsi ləˈkæn θaɪn, -θɪn/, adjective

Words nearby coelacanth

coefficient of performance, coefficient of restitution, coefficient of variation, coefficient of viscosity, coel-, coelacanth, coelanaglyphic, -coele, Coelenterata, coelenterate, coelenteron

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Example sentences from the Web for coelacanth

The coelacanth fishes from the Rock Lake shale are part of the varied fauna collected from Garnett.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
The Triassic coelacanth fish Diplurus, with observations on the evolution of the Coelacanthini.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
A synopsis of the coelacanth fishes of the Yorkshire Coal Measures.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
Coelacanth fishes from the continental Triassic of the western United States.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols

All are of the coelacanth type, having Y-shaped neural and haemal arches, without centra.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols

British Dictionary definitions for coelacanth

coelacanth

/ (ˈsiːləˌkænθ) /

noun

a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938

Word Origin for coelacanth

C19: from New Latin coelacanthus, literally: hollow spine, from coel- + Greek akanthos spine

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Scientific definitions for coelacanth

coelacanth

[ sē′lə-kănth′ ]

Any of various fishes of the group Coelacanthiformes or Actinistia, having lobed, fleshy fins. Coelacanths are crossopterygians, the ancient group of lobe-finned fishes that gave rise to land vertebrates. They were known only from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils until a living species (Latimeria chalumnae) was found in the Indian Ocean in 1938. A second Latimeria species was described in 1999.

单词	coelacanth
释义	coelacanth [ see-luh-kanth ] / ˈsi ləˌkænθ / noun a crossopterygian fish, Latimeria chalumnae, thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of southern Africa. Origin of coelacanth 1605–15; <New Latin Coelacanthus originally a genus name, equivalent to coel-coel- + Greek -akanthos -spined, -thorned, adj. derivative of ákantha spine, thorn OTHER WORDS FROM coelacanth coe·la·can·thine [see-luh-kan-thahyn, -thin], /ˌsi ləˈkæn θaɪn, -θɪn/, adjective Words nearby coelacanth coefficient of performance, coefficient of restitution, coefficient of variation, coefficient of viscosity, coel-, coelacanth, coelanaglyphic, -coele, Coelenterata, coelenterate, coelenteron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coelacanth The coelacanth fishes from the Rock Lake shale are part of the varied fauna collected from Garnett. A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas\|Joan Echols The Triassic coelacanth fish Diplurus, with observations on the evolution of the Coelacanthini. A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas\|Joan Echols A synopsis of the coelacanth fishes of the Yorkshire Coal Measures. A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas\|Joan Echols Coelacanth fishes from the continental Triassic of the western United States. A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas\|Joan Echols All are of the coelacanth type, having Y-shaped neural and haemal arches, without centra. A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas\|Joan Echols British Dictionary definitions for coelacanth coelacanth / (ˈsiːləˌkænθ) / noun a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938 Word Origin for coelacanth C19: from New Latin coelacanthus, literally: hollow spine, from coel- + Greek akanthos spine 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 Scientific definitions for coelacanth coelacanth [ sē′lə-kănth′ ] Any of various fishes of the group Coelacanthiformes or Actinistia, having lobed, fleshy fins. Coelacanths are crossopterygians, the ancient group of lobe-finned fishes that gave rise to land vertebrates. They were known only from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils until a living species (Latimeria chalumnae) was found in the Indian Ocean in 1938. A second Latimeria species was described in 1999. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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