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/ˌæk.n̩ˈθoʊ.di.n̩/ · noun
(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period..
The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.
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Acanthodian means (zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period..
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The emerging picture of acanthodian (and perhaps placoderm) paraphyly does not overturn a general consensus about gnathostome interrelationships.
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