Osteolepis

noun

Os·​te·​ol·​e·​pis

ˌästēˈäləpə̇s

: the type genus of Osteolepidae comprising fossil fishes chiefly from the Middle Devonian of Scotland

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oste- + -lepis

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