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Eusthenopteron

noun
Eus·​the·​nop·​te·​ron | \ ˌyüsthəˈnäptəˌrän\

Definition of Eusthenopteron

: a genus of Upper Devonian lobe-finned fishes (order Rhipidistia)

History and Etymology for Eusthenopteron

New Latin, from eustheno- (from Greek eusthenēs strong, from eu- + -sthenēs, from sthenos strength) + Greek pteron wing; from the strongly developed fins

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