"Pterygotous" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pterygotous" Meaning

Pterygotous refers to something that is provided with or characterized by fins or appendages resembling fins, typically in a plant or in some invertebrate animals.

"Pterygotous" Examples

Pterygotous (Prefix) Usage Examples

1.

Cornute and pterygotous animals (animals with horns and flying fish, respectively) were excluded from the study.

2.

The goal of the new measures aimed to modernize the taxonomic classification of pterygotous fish to better suit its characteristics.

3.

Although injurious to medical paintings, the removal of parts or species (like pterygotous) is very harmful.

4.

Fossilized remains of a pterygotous fish were unearthed by paleontologists in a fossil bed dated back to the Silurian period.

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Fossil records show that pterygotous fish along with placoderms were the precursors to some of the most successful early jawed vertebrates in the early oceans.