placoderm

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Synonyms: lactoderm, placodermi, malacoderm, placode, placoderms, placodes

Antonyms: lactoderm, placodermi, malacoderm, placode, placoderms, placodes

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|palaeontology}} A member of an [[extinct]] paraphyletic class (†{{taxfmt|Placodermi|class}}) of [[jawed]] [[fish]] with [[armored]] heads and [[thorax|thoraces]]; the group lived during the [[Silurian]] and [[Devonian]] periods. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|palaeontology}} Pertaining to the paraphyletic class †{{taxfmt|Placodermi|class}}. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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