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Palaeichthyes

plural noun
Palae·​ich·​thy·​es

Definition of Palaeichthyes 

in some classifications

: a subclass of fishes consisting of the elasmobranchs, ganoids, dipnoans, and crossopterygians

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Other Words from Palaeichthyes

palaeichthyic \ ¦⸗⸗+ \ adjective

History and Etymology for Palaeichthyes

New Latin, from pale- + Greek ichthyes, plural of ichthys fish

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