"coelacanthine" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more coelacanthine [comparative], most coelacanthine [superlative]
Etymology: From coelacanth + -ine. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|coelacanth|-ine}} coelacanth + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} coelacanthine (comparative more coelacanthine, superlative most coelacanthine)
  1. (ichthyology) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, a coelacanth (fish). Categories (topical): Ichthyology
    Sense id: en-coelacanthine-en-adj-ZDwIEluW Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (figurative) Extremely old-fashioned or atavistic. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-coelacanthine-en-adj-YwufsTvI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 19 81

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