- petalodus
- pet·a·lo·dus
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petalodus
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Petalodus — is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Permian. Sources * Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 198) … Wikipedia
petalodus — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōdəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Petalodont , Petalodus, from petal (from Greek petalon leaf) + odont , odus odus : the type genus of the family Petalodontidae known only from fossil teeth … Useful english dictionary
petalodontidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Petalodont , Petalodus, type genus + idae : a family of Carboniferous and Permian elasmobranchs (subclass Holocephali) related to the rays and having peculiar… … Useful english dictionary
πεταλόδους — ο, Ν (παλαιοντ.) σελαχοειδής ιχθύς τού περμίου. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. petalodus < πέταλο + οδούς, οδόντος] … Dictionary of Greek
