Choanichthyes
plural noun
Cho·a·nich·thy·es
ˌkōəˈnikthēˌēz
: a subclass of Teleostomi comprising fishes with internal nares that were dominant life-forms in the Devonian but are now nearly extinct and including the Crossopterygii and the aberrant Dipnoi compare latimeria
choanichthys noun
-thə̇s
plural choanichthys
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from choan- + Greek ichthyes, plural of ichthys fish