HyperDic: coelacanth

English > 1 sense of the word coelacanth:
NOUNanimalcoelacanth, Latimeria chalumnaefish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
coelacanth > pronunciation
Soundssiy'lahkae.nth
Rhymesamaranth ... rhodanthe: 3 rhymes with aenth...
English > coelacanth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningfish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa.
SynonymLatimeria chalumnae
Member ofLatimeria, genus Latimeriatype genus of the Latimeridae
Broadercrossopterygian, lobefin, lobe-finned fishAny fish of the order Crossopterygii
Spanishcelacanto
Catalancelacant, celacanto, Latimeria chalumnae, latimèria

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