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OSTEOSTRACI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
Synonyms:
Cephalaspida; Osteostraci; suborder Cephalaspida; suborder Osteostraci
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Osteostraci" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Osteostraci"):
cephalaspid; osteostracan (extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head)
Holonyms ("Osteostraci" is a member of...):
order Ostracodermi; Ostracodermi (extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)