Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Belonging to or having the characters of the genus Acanthodes or the order Acanthodei.
- n. A fossil fish of the genus Acanthodes.
Etymologies
- Acanthodii + -ian (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A line-drawing of a generalized acanthodian from the Man on the Hill site.”
“Prior to this study, the only acanthodian whose braincase has been studied is the genus Acanthodes, which is a group that appears late in acanthodian history, Brazeau explained.”
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