Ceratodidae

/ˌsɛrətəˈdɪdi/ noun

Definition

A family of large, ancient lung fish that lived during prehistoric times and had horn-like tooth plates for grinding food.

Etymology

From Greek 'keras' (horn) + 'odous' (tooth) + '-idae' (family suffix). The name describes the distinctive horn-shaped dental structures of these primitive fish.

Kelly Says

These ancient fish had teeth that looked like rhinoceros horns, and they were so successful that their living descendants still exist today as modern lungfish!

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