English Explanatory Dictionary

xenacanthiform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the order †Xenacanthiformes of extinct shark-like chondrichthyans.
adj
  1. Relating or belonging to the order †Xenacanthiformes.

Word forms

xenacanthiform xenacanthiforms

Etymology

From taxonomic name Xenacanthiformes, derived from the genus Xenacanthus [from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, alien”) + ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “spine”)] + -iformes.

Synonyms

xenacanth
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