PLACODERMI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Placodermi mean? 

• PLACODERMI (noun)
  The noun PLACODERMI has 1 sense:

1. extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws

  Familiarity information: PLACODERMI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLACODERMI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Placodermi; Placodermi

Hypernyms ("Placodermi" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Placodermi"):

placoderm (fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws)

Holonyms ("Placodermi" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)