ceratodus

(si ratə dəs, ser′ə tōdəs)

noun

any of a genus (Ceratodus) of extinct lungfishes

Origin: ModL < cerato- + -odus

See ceratodus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ce·rat·o·dus·es
  1. Any of various extinct lungfishes of the genus Ceratodus, of the Triassic and Cretaceous periods.
  2. See barramunda.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Cerātodūs, genus name

Origin: : Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Greek odous, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots

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