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(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish..
One consequence was that the crossopterygian fishes (distantly related to the famous ‘living fossil’ coelacanth Latimeria) were dethroned from their privileged position as ancestors.
Use crossopterygian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crossopterygian means (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish..
Common synonyms include lobe-finned fish, lobefin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One consequence was that the crossopterygian fishes (distantly related to the famous ‘living fossil’ coelacanth Latimeria) were dethroned from their privileged position as ancestors.
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