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heterostracan

/het-uh-ros-truh-kuhn/US // ˌhɛt əˈrɒs trə kən //

异体人,异质性,异体字,异质纤维素

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Paleontology.

    • : any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.

Examples

  • Older than the latter is the heterostracan, Pteraspis, and Cyathaspis.

  • The best known of the Heterostracan families is that of Pteraspidæ.