platysomid
/ˌplatɪˈsəʊmɪd/Palaeontology
adjective
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the extinct family Platysomidae of palaeoniscoid fishes, known from fossil remains of the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic periods, and generally having a deep, vertically flattened body.
noun
A fish of the family Platysomidae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From scientific Latin Platysomidae, family name from Platysomus, genus name + -idae.
- micropulverization
- micropulverize
- micropuncture
- micropyle
- microradiogram
- microradiograph
- microradiographic
- microradiography
- microray
- microreader
- microrefractometer
- microrelief
- microrespirometer
- microrespirometric
- microrespirometry
- microrhabd
- microRNA
- microsatellite
- microsaur
- microsaurian
- micro-scale
- microsclere
- microscooter
- microscope
- microscopic