Rhipidistia

plural noun

Rhip·​i·​dis·​tia

ˌripəˈdistēə

: an order of extinct crossopterygian fishes that have the basal bones of the median fins united into one mass see holoptychiidae , osteolepidae

rhipidistian

¦⸗⸗¦distēən

adjective or noun

rhipidistid

-tə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhipid- + Greek histia, plural of histion sail; akin to Greek histanai to cause to stand

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