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CLASS PLACODERMI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
Synonyms:
class Placodermi; Placodermi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("class Placodermi" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "class 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 ("class Placodermi" is a member of...):
Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
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