"placoderm" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more placoderm [comparative], most placoderm [superlative]
Etymology: From placo- + -derm, after German Placoderm. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|placo|derm}} placo- + -derm, {{der|en|de|Placoderm}} German Placoderm Head templates: {{en-adj}} placoderm (comparative more placoderm, superlative most placoderm)
  1. (paleontology) Pertaining to the class Placodermi. Categories (topical): Paleontology Related terms: Placodermi
    Sense id: en-placoderm-en-adj-k7irS8nm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with placo-, English terms suffixed with -derm Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with placo-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -derm: 57 43 Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

Noun

Forms: placoderms [plural]
Etymology: From placo- + -derm, after German Placoderm. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|placo|derm}} placo- + -derm, {{der|en|de|Placoderm}} German Placoderm Head templates: {{en-noun}} placoderm (plural placoderms)
  1. (paleontology) A member of an extinct class (Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods. Categories (topical): Paleontology Categories (lifeform): Placoderms
    Sense id: en-placoderm-en-noun-IdGxcj9U Disambiguation of Placoderms: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with placo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with placo-: 52 48 Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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