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Definition of "sarcopterygian" []

  • Any lobe-finned fish, of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths (noun)

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Use "sarcopterygian" in a sentence
  • "There are several lineages of sarcopterygian fish that developed tetrapod like adaptations according to evolutionists."
  • "Tiktaalik and Sauripterus reflect what is essentially an elaborated version of the general sarcopterygian condition."
  • "My understanding is that mudfish translated in several dictionaries as “bowfin” are in fact actinopterygian and not sarcopterygian which the eusthenopteron must be."
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