Dapedius

noun

Da·​pe·​di·​us

dəˈpēdēəs

: a genus of Mesozoic ganoid fishes of the order Cycloganoidei having a deep laterally compressed body

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dapedon level surface, ground, from da- (akin to Greek domos house) + pedon ground, earth

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