Definition of Polypteridae
:a family of primitive African fishes (order Cladistia) containing the recent genus Polypterus and known from fossil remains since the Upper Eocene
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Polypteridae
plural noun
Pol·yp·ter·i·dae
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ˌpälə̇pˈterəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of polypteridae
New Latin, from Polypterus, type genus + -idae
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