Anaptychus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anaptychus is a noun meaning (paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.
Meaning
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.
Word Forms
- anaptychi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epiplastron, anomopod, ammonid, platyischnopid, amphilepidid, amphipod.
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