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- [os-truh-koh-durm]
- /ˈɒs trə koʊˌdɜrm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [os-truh-koh-durm]
- /ˈɒs trə koʊˌdɜrm/
Definitions of ostracoderm word
- noun ostracoderm any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates. 1
- noun ostracoderm An extinct jawless fish of the Cambrian to Devonian periods, having a heavily armored body. 1
- noun ostracoderm any extinct Palaeozoic fishlike jawless vertebrate of the group Ostracodermi, characterized by a heavily armoured body 0
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Origin of ostracoderm
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < New Latin Ostracodermi, plural ofOstracodermus < Greek ostrakódermos with a shell, equivalent to óstrako(n) shell, tile + -dermos -derm
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ostracoderm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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