Titanichthys

noun

Ti·​tan·​ich·​thys

ˌtītᵊnˈikthə̇s

: a genus (the type of the family Titanichthyidae) of very large toothless arthrodiran fishes of the Upper Devonian of Ohio

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek Titan + New Latin -ichthys

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