Osteolepis

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, bone) + Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, scale).

Proper noun

Osteolepis

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Osteolepidae – certain lobe-finned fish from the Devonian period.

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