arthrodiran

ar·thro·dire

[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:
< Neo-Latin Arthrodira, equivalent to arthro- arthro- + -dira < Greek deirḗ neck, throat

ar·thro·di·ran [ahr-thruh-dahy-ruhn] , ar·thro·di·rous, adjective
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