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Anaspida

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An·​as·​pi·​da | \ -pədə \

Definition of Anaspida

: a class or other division of primitive fishlike ostracoderms having a heterocercal tail and a covering of small elongated scales and known from Silurian-Devonian transition beds of Europe and America

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First Known Use of Anaspida

1893, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anaspida

New Latin, from an- + -aspida (from Greek aspid-, aspis shield)

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“Anaspida.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anaspida. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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