Dipterus

noun

Dip·​ter·​us

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: a genus of Devonian dipnoan fishes of Scotland and America having ganoid scales, two short dorsal fins, and a heterocercal tail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dipteros having two wings

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