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ceratodus

/suh-rat-uh-duhs, ser-uh-toh-duhs/US // səˈræt ə dəs, ˌsɛr əˈtoʊ dəs //UK // (sɪˈrætədəs, ˌsɛrəˈtəʊdəs) //

大理石,卫星

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ce·rat·o·dus·es.

    • : a lungfish of either of two genera, Neoceratodus and the extinct Ceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.

Examples

  • His purpose was the study of the wonderful Australian fauna, the oviparous mammals, marsupials, and ceratodus (lungfish).

  • Six pairs of branchial arches occur in Protopterus; Ceratodus and Lepidosiren have five, like most other fish.

  • The teeth of the extinct Dipteridae resemble those of Ceratodus but are more complicated.

  • However, teeth are found in the Trias which resemble those of the living Ceratodus.

  • No; but from an organ similar in character and position to the air-bladder of a ceratodus, or a lepidosiren.