palaeoniscoid
/ˌpalɪəʊˈnɪskɔɪd/ /ˌpalɪəʊˈnɪsɔɪd/ /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˈnɪskɔɪd/(also paleoniscoid) Palaeontology
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a large group of extinct actinopterygian fishes with heterocercal tails, mainly of Palaeozoic times (thought to be related to the modern sturgeons and paddlefishes); specifically designating the diamond-shaped ganoid scales characteristic of these fishes.
noun
A palaeoniscoid fish; specifically one of the suborder Palaeoniscoidei.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Archibald Geikie (1835–1924), geologist and historian. From scientific Latin Palaeoniscus, genus name + -oid.
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- cop out
- copper
- Copper Age
- copperas
- copper beech
- Copperbelt
- copper-bottomed
- copper-coloured
- copper-fasten
- copperhead
- coppering
- coppernob
- copperplate
- copper pyrites
- coppersmith
- coppersmith barbet
- copper sulfate
- copper sulphate
- coppery
- coppice
- coppice with standards
- Coppola, Francis Ford
- copra