ceratodus

ce·rat·o·dus  (s-rt-ds)

n. pl. ce·rat·o·dus·es

1. Any of various extinct lungfishes of the genus Ceratodus, of the Triassic and Cretaceous periods.

2. See barramunda.

---

[New Latin Certods, genus name : Greek keras, kert-, horn; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots + Greek odous, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

---

ceratodus [sɪˈrætədəs ˌsɛrəˈtəʊdəs]

n pl -duses

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times Compare barramunda

[New Latin, from cerato- + Greek odous tooth]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ceratodus - extinct lungfish                     lungfish - air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought genus Ceratodus - type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes