coelacanth

Speech parts

1. coelacanth - Noun

2. coelacanth - Adjective

Meaning

Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Latimeria chalumnae brill gar dogfish amia fish lamprey flounder bloater halibut bowfin prehistoric crossopterygian lobefin Latimeria
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Hypernyms

crossopterygian lobefin lobe-finned fish

Examples

Before the discovery of a live specimen, the coelacanth time range was thought to have spanned from the Middle Devonian to the Upper Cretaceous period. Source: Internet

Due to the abundance of its fins, the coelacanth has high maneuverability and can orient its body in almost any direction in the water. Source: Internet

At the back of the skull, the coelacanth possesses a hinge, the intracranial joint, which allows it to open its mouth extremely wide. Source: Internet

Approximately 80 species of coelacanth have been described, including the two extant species. Source: Internet

Before the 1980s, this was a problem for coelacanth populations. Source: Internet

But after sequencing the full genome of the coelacanth, it was discovered that the lungfish species is the most recent shared ancestor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

coehorn mortar Coel coel- coelacanthid coelacanthiform coelacanthine