Ctenodipterini

plural noun

Cteno·​dip·​te·​ri·​ni

¦tenōˌdiptəˈrīˌnī

in some classifications

: an order of late Paleozoic dipnoan fishes with small and numerous cranial bones

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cteno- (from Ctenodus) + Dipterus + -ini

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