Home
Search
Index
Definify.com
Webster
1913
Edition
Gyracanthus
‖
Gyrˊa-can′thus
(jĭrˊȧ-kăn′thŭs)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
γυρόσ
round +
ἄκανθα
spine.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; – so named from their round, sculptured spines.
Similar Results