sarcopterygian

English

Etymology

From [[Sarcopterygii#Translingual|Sarcopterygii|Sarcopterygii]] +‎ -ian.

Noun

sarcopterygian (plural sarcopterygians)

  1. (biology) Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.
    • 2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 63:
      Many sarcopterygians have a lung as a respiratory organ.

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