Palaeopterygii

plural noun

Palae·​op·​te·​ryg·​ii

in some classifications

: a subclass of Osteichthyes comprising the primitive orders Cladistia and Chondrostei

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pale- + -pterygii

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