arthrodire
[ ahr-thruh-dahyuhr ]
noun
any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
Origin of arthrodire
1Other words from arthrodire
- ar·thro·di·ran [ahr-thruh-dahy-ruhn], /ˌɑr θrəˈdaɪ rən/, ar·thro·di·rous, adjective
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How to use arthrodire in a sentence
It is possible that Palæospondylus may be, as Huxley suggests, a larval arthrodire.
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