Ichthyotomi

plural noun

Ich·​thy·​ot·​o·​mi

: a subclass or order of Chondrichthyes comprising chiefly Carboniferous and early Permian sharks having a slender and elongated body with diphycercal tail and archipterygial fins compare pleuracanthus

ichthyotomous

¦⸗⸗¦ätəməs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ichthy- + -tomi (from Greek temnein to cut)

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