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coelacanth in British English
(ˈsiːləˌkænθ)
noun
a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938
Word origin
C19: from New Latin coelacanthus, literally: hollow spine, from coel- + Greek akanthos spinecoelacanth in American English
(ˈsiləˌkænθ)
noun
any of an order (Coelacanthiformes) of lobefin fishes, now extinct except for the latimeria
Word origin
< ModL Coelacanthus < Gr koilos (see -coele) + akantha, thorn (see acantho-)Image ofcoelacanth
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