Placodermi
plural noun
Plac·o·der·mi
: a class of extinct fishes with an armor of large bony plates and primitive jaw structures that has been taken as equivalent to Antiarcha plus Arthrodira but is now usually extended to include also the Acanthodii, Cycliae, and minor groups compare chondrichthyes
placodermoid
adjective
¦⸗⸗¦dərˌmȯid
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“Placodermi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Placodermi. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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