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Polypteridae

plural noun
Pol·yp·ter·i·dae | \ ˌpälə̇pˈterəˌdē \

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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History and Etymology for Polypteridae

New Latin, from Polypterus, type genus + -idae

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