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coelacanth definition

coe·la·canth (sē′lə kant̸h′)

noun

any of an order (Coelacanthiformes) of lobefin fishes, now extinct except for the latimeria

Etymology: < ModL Coelacanthus < Gr koilos (see -coele) + akantha, thorn (see acantho-)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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