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pleurolepidal, a. Palæont.|-ˈlɛpɪdəl|
[f. mod.L. Pleurolepis (f. Gr. πλευρόν rib + λεπίς scale) + -al1.]
Having rows of scales with bony processes like ribs, interlocking with each other, as the fishes of the extinct genus Pleurolepis or family Pleurolepididæ; consisting of such scales. So pleuroˈlepidid, pleuroˈlepidoid adjs., belonging to the family Pleurolepididæ.
1880Günther Fishes 366 Body..covered with rhombic scales arranged in decussating pleurolepidal lines. |