Ischyodus

noun

Is·​chy·​o·​dus

ə̇ˈskīədəs

: a genus of Jurassic and Cretaceous chimaeroid fishes of Europe and New Zealand

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ischy- (from Greek ischys strength) + -odus; akin to Greek echein to have, hold

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