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coe⋅la⋅canth
[see-luh-kanth] 
–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:
1605–15; < NL Coelacanthus orig. a genus name, equiv. to coel- coel- + Gk -akanthos -spined, -thorned, adj. deriv of ákantha spine, thorn
1605–15; < NL Coelacanthus orig. a genus name, equiv. to coel- coel- + Gk -akanthos -spined, -thorned, adj. deriv of ákantha spine, thorn
Related forms:
coe⋅la⋅can⋅thine [see-luh-kan-thahyn, -thin] , adjective
[see-luh-kan-thahyn, -thin] , adjective
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coe·la·canth (sē'lə-kānth')  (click for larger image in new window) n. Any of various mostly extinct fishes of the order Coelacanthiformes, known only in fossil form until a single living species, Latimeria chalumnae of African marine waters, was identified in 1938. [New Latin Coelacanthus, former genus name : Greek koilos, hollow; see -coel + Greek akantha, spine.] coe'la·can'thine' (-kān'thīn', -thĭn) adj., coe'la·can'thous (-thəs) adj. |
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Coelacanth
C[oe]l"a*canth\ (? or ?), a. [Gr. ? hollow + ? spine.] (Zo["o]l.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.
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coelacanth
1857, from Mod.L. Coelacanthus (genus name), from Gk. koilos "hollow" + akantha "spine" (see acrid).
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coelacanth (sē'lə-kānth') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) Any of various fishes of the order Coelacanthiformes, 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. At least one other (Malania anjouanae) has been discovered since then. |
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