Meaning Of The Word Crossopterygian

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crossopterygian in American English
any coelacanth: thought to be the precursors of amphibians
adjective: pertaining to or resembling a crossopterygian
noun: any fish of the group Crossopterygii, extinct except for the coelacanth, regarded as being ancestral to amphibians and other land vertebrates

crossopterygian in British English
noun: any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians

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