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crossopterygian

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Definition of crossopterygian

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish.
    “One consequence was that the crossopterygian fishes (distantly related to the famous ‘living fossil’ coelacanth Latimeria) were dethroned from their privileged position as ancestors.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish.
    “One consequence was that the crossopterygian fishes (distantly related to the famous ‘living fossil’ coelacanth Latimeria) were dethroned from their privileged position as ancestors.”

noun

  1. One of the Crossopterygii.

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Etymology

From Crossopterygia + -an, Greek krossoí “tassels, fringe” + -o- + pterýgion “little wing or fin,” equivalent to pteryg- (stem of pterýx) “wing, fin” + -ion + -an.

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