thelodont

English

Various thelodont species.

Etymology

Clipping of translingual Thelodonti

Noun

thelodont (plural thelodonts)

1. (zoology) Any extinct fish of the class Thelodonti, having small, spiny scales.

Hypernyms

• agnathan

Hyponyms

• archipelepidiform
• furcacaudiform
• thelodontiform