Asterolepis

noun

As·​ter·​ol·​e·​pis

ˌastəˈräləpə̇s

: a genus of Middle Devonian ostracoderms (subclass Antiarcha) with greatly developed pectoral spines

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aster- + -lepis

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