ostracoderm

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Noun ostracoderm has 1 sense

ostracoderm - extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
--₁ is a kind of jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan
--₁ is a member of Ostracodermi, order Ostracodermi

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Ostracoderm

Noun

Definition: A extinct group of small, jawless fishes that lived from the Cambrian to the Devonian period.

Example: Fossils of ostracoderms have provided important insights into the early evolution of vertebrates.

Adjective

Definition: Pertaining to or characteristic of ostracoderms.

Example: The paleontologists discovered a vast collection of ostracoderm fossils in the sedimentary rocks.

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