Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fish of the subclass Arthrodira.

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  • noun zoology Any member of the order Arthrodira, armored jawed fishes that flourished in the Devonian period.

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  • Plourdosteus canadensis (Woodward 1892), un arthrodire du Frasnien inférieur du Canada: Contribution à l'étude morphologique et phylogénétique des Plourdosteidae (Vertebrata, Placodermi) du Dévonien moyen et supérieur.

    Miguasha Provincial Park, Canada 2008

  • It was good to see this arthrodire fossil from Ohio on display.

    Sorting Out Science 2009

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