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crossopterygian

 
Dictionary: cros·sop·te·ryg·i·an   (krŏ-sŏp'tə-rĭj'ē-ən) pronunciation
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n.
See lobe-finned fish.

[From New Latin Crossopterygiī, group name : Greek krossoi, fringe (from krossōtos, fringed , from krossai, projecting stone blocks) + Greek pterugia, fins, pl. diminutive of pterux, pterug-, wing. See pterygoid.]

crossopterygian cros·sop'te·ryg'i·an adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
  Synonyms: lobefin, lobe-finned fish

 
 
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