Illustration of coelacanth
coelacanth
noun
coe·la·canth ˈsē-lə-ˌkan(t)th 
: any of an order (Coelacanthiformes) of lobe-finned fishes known chiefly from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The coelacanth — a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times — can live for 100 years, a new study found. 
Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 The polarized light microscope revealed five times more rings in the coelacanth’s scales than anyone had seen before. Max G. Levy, Wired, 23 June 2021 In the past, scientists calculated fish ages by counting big lines on a specific coelacanth scale. Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 However, a recent study published in the SA Journal of Science revealed that as of May 2020 as many as 334 coelacanth captures had been documented. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 May 2021 But how much of an impact these accidental catches are having on the overall population of either coelacanth species is completely unknown. Mike Wehner, BGR, 21 May 2021 Including, but certainly not limited to, exhibitions dedicated to Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, the museum also focuses on those cryptids that were eventually proven real, like the coelacanth. Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2021 The coelacanth, for example, is probably four or even five times [larger] than today's coelacanth. Fox News, 28 Apr. 2020 Long thought to have gone extinct alongside the dinosaurs, the coelacanth’s rediscovery in 1938 is considered one of that century’s greatest zoological findings. Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020 See More
Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 The polarized light microscope revealed five times more rings in the coelacanth’s scales than anyone had seen before. Max G. Levy, Wired, 23 June 2021 In the past, scientists calculated fish ages by counting big lines on a specific coelacanth scale. Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 However, a recent study published in the SA Journal of Science revealed that as of May 2020 as many as 334 coelacanth captures had been documented. Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 May 2021 But how much of an impact these accidental catches are having on the overall population of either coelacanth species is completely unknown. Mike Wehner, BGR, 21 May 2021 Including, but certainly not limited to, exhibitions dedicated to Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, the museum also focuses on those cryptids that were eventually proven real, like the coelacanth. Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2021 The coelacanth, for example, is probably four or even five times [larger] than today's coelacanth. Fox News, 28 Apr. 2020 Long thought to have gone extinct alongside the dinosaurs, the coelacanth’s rediscovery in 1938 is considered one of that century’s greatest zoological findings. Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Greek koilos hollow + akantha spine — more at cave
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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