单词 | coelacanths |
释义 | coelacanth /sēˈlə-kanth/nounAny of a group of primitive crossopterygian fishes all of which were thought to be extinct until 1938, when a living specimen of the genus Latimeria was discovered off the coast of E Africa ORIGIN: From Gr koilos hollow, and akantha spine coelacanˈthic adjective (facetious) Ancient but worth preserving |
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