OSTRACODERMI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ostracodermi mean? 

• OSTRACODERMI (noun)
  The noun OSTRACODERMI has 1 sense:

1. extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

  Familiarity information: OSTRACODERMI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSTRACODERMI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Ostracodermi; Ostracodermi

Hypernyms ("Ostracodermi" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Ostracodermi"):

ostracoderm (extinct fish-like jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic)

Heterostraci; suborder Heterostraci (extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear)

Cephalaspida; Osteostraci; suborder Cephalaspida; suborder Osteostraci (extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)

Holonyms ("Ostracodermi" is a member of...):

Agnatha; superclass Agnatha (superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms)