Definition of placodermies Placodermies

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Noun
placodermi - extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
		class Placodermi
		class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
		craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals

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placodermi (n. pl.)
An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust. under Pterichthys, and Coccosteus.