Cephalaspida

Cephalaspida
noun
extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Ostracodermi, ↑order Ostracodermi
Member Meronyms: ↑osteostracan, ↑cephalaspid

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\\-pədə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cephalaspis + -ida
: a class or lesser division of primitive extinct vertebrates including Cephalaspis and a few related genera of Devonian ostracoderms

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  • cephalaspida — ceph·a·las·pi·da …   English syllables

  • suborder Cephalaspida — noun extinct group of armored fish like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑Osteostraci, ↑suborder Osteostraci, ↑Cephalaspida • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Ostracodermi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cephalaspid — noun extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head • Syn: ↑osteostracan • Hypernyms: ↑jawless vertebrate, ↑jawless fish, ↑agnathan • Member Holonyms: ↑Osteostraci, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • osteostracan — noun extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head • Syn: ↑cephalaspid • Hypernyms: ↑jawless vertebrate, ↑jawless fish, ↑agnathan • Member Holonyms: ↑Osteostraci, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Osteostraci — noun extinct group of armored fish like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑suborder Osteostraci, ↑Cephalaspida, ↑suborder Cephalaspida • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Ostracodermi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Ostracodermi — noun extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑Ostracodermi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Agnatha, ↑superclass Agnatha • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ostracodermi — noun extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑order Ostracodermi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Agnatha, ↑superclass Agnatha • Member Me …   Useful english dictionary

  • suborder Osteostraci — noun extinct group of armored fish like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear • Syn: ↑Osteostraci, ↑Cephalaspida, ↑suborder Cephalaspida • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Ostracodermi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Osteostraci — Temporal range: 428–359 Ma …   Wikipedia

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