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ostracoderm

os·tra·co·derm [ óstrəkō dùrm ] (plural os·tra·co·derms)


noun 
Definition:
 
extinct jawless fish: an extinct, jawless, mainly freshwater fish, dating from the Silurian and Devonian periods, that had a flat body encased in a layer of protective bony plates and scales

[Late 19th century. < Greek ostrakon "hard shell"]
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