cephalaspid

cephalaspid
noun
extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
Syn: ↑osteostracan
Hypernyms: ↑jawless vertebrate, ↑jawless fish, ↑agnathan

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\\-ˈlaspə̇d\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin Cephalaspid-, Cephalaspis
: any ostracoderm of the genus Cephalaspis, family Cephalaspidae, or class Cephalaspida

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