Choanichthyes

plural noun

Cho·​a·​nich·​thy·​es

ˌkōəˈnikthēˌēz

: a subclass of Teleostomi comprising fishes with internal nares that were dominant life-forms in the Devonian but are now nearly extinct and including the Crossopterygii and the aberrant Dipnoi compare latimeria

choanichthys

-thə̇s

noun

plural choanichthys

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from choan- + Greek ichthyes, plural of ichthys fish

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