"fishapod" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fishapods [plural]
Etymology: A blend of fish + tetrapod, Coined by American paleontologist Neil Shubin circa 2006. Analyzable as fish + -a- + -pod Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fish|tetrapod|nocap=1}} blend of fish + tetrapod, {{coined|en|Neil Shubin|in=circa 2006|nat=American|occ=paleontologist}} Coined by American paleontologist Neil Shubin circa 2006, {{affix|en|fish|-a-|-pod}} fish + -a- + -pod Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishapod (plural fishapods)
  1. (informal, paleontology) Any of several extinct creatures of the subclass Tetrapodomorpha having features both of fish and tetrapods, especially Tiktaalik. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Paleontology Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates

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