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Palaeopterygii

plural noun
Palae·​op·​te·​ryg·​ii

Definition of Palaeopterygii

in some classifications
: a subclass of Osteichthyes comprising the primitive orders Cladistia and Chondrostei

History and Etymology for Palaeopterygii

New Latin, from pale- + -pterygii

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