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Crossopterygian

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Noun

1. crossopterygian, lobe-finned fish, lobefin

any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crossopterygian

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noun
1. 
any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
See also coelacanth
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Crossopterygii

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Crossopterygian

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noun
any coelacanth: thought to be the precursors of amphibians

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crossopterygian

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n.
Any of various lobe-finned fishes, including the coelacanths but usually not the lungfishes. No longer in scientific use.

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