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palæoniscoid
palæoniscoid, n. and a. [f. mod.L. name of suborder Palæoniscoidei, f. generic name Palæoniscus (L. Agassiz Recherches sur les Poissons fossiles (1833) II. v. 41), f. palæo- + Gr. ὀνίσκος a sea-fish resembling cod + -oid.] A. n. A fossil fish belonging to the suborder Palæoniscoidei, a group that in...
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palæo-
palæo-, paleo- (ˌpæliːəʊ, ˌpeɪliːəʊ) before a vowel usually palæ-, pale-, combining form of Gr. παλαιός ancient, used in various scientific words (often opposed to neo-); for the more important of these see their alphabetical places. The spelling with æ is preferred in Great Britain; but pale- (used...
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squamation
squaˈmation Zool. [f. squama. See -ation.] The condition or character of being covered with scales; a special mode or form of this.1881 Nature No. 627. 2/1 A Palæoniscoid fish showing a condition of squamation almost identical with that of Polyodon. 1889 Nicholson & Lydekker Palæontology (ed. 3) II....
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