Homosteus

noun

Ho·​mos·​te·​us

hōˈmästēəs,

häˈ-

: a genus of very large flattened Devonian fishes (subclass Arthrodira) having slender toothless jaws

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hom- + -osteus

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