Placoderm — Plac o*derm, n. [Gr. pla x, plako s, tablet + de rma skin.] (Paleon.) One of the Placodermi. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placoderm — noun Etymology: New Latin Placodermi, ultimately from Greek plak , plax + derma skin more at derm Date: circa 1865 any of a class (Placodermi) of extinct chiefly Devonian fishes with an armor of bony plates and primitive jaw structures … New Collegiate Dictionary
placoderm — /plak euh derrm /, n. any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk. [1855 60; < NL Placodermi name of the… … Universalium
placoderm — noun A member of an extinct group of fish with armored heads; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods … Wiktionary
placoderm — pla|co|derm Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
placodérm — s. m., pl. placodérmi … Romanian orthography
placoderm — [ plakə(ʊ)də:m] noun a fossil fish of the Devonian period, having the front part of the body encased in broad flat bony plates. Origin C19: from Gk plax, plak flat plate + derma skin … English new terms dictionary
placoderm — plac·o·derm … English syllables
placoderm — plac•o•derm [[t]ˈplæk əˌdɜrm[/t]] n. pal any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, chiefly of the Devonian Period: many were armored in bony plates • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL Placodermi name of the class, pl. of… … From formal English to slang
placoderm — /ˈplækoʊdɜm/ (say plakohderm) noun a member of an extinct group of fish, thought to be ganoids, existing in the late Devonian period. {New Latin, from Greek plakos tablet + derma skin} …