"Zygopterides" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A rare or obsolete word!
Zygopterides refers to fish of the extinct order Zygopterid, a group of ancient armored fish with multiple bony plates covering their bodies.
The term "Zygon" is plural for a single being in the British sci-fi TV series "Doctor Who". In the show, a Zygon is a shapeshifting alien from the planet Xeridia who can take on human form and alter their physical appearance at will.<br><br>More broadly, the term can be used to refer to any shapeshifter or creature that can transform into a different form or being.<br><br>Additionally, "zygons" is a term also used in the language of biochemistry to refer to a type of RNA-based replicase that is capable of inducing fidelity error in mutation, but it is less common usage.<br><br>In a different context, "zygon" can be a alternate form of the word "zygote", referring to the single cell formed when two gametes (sperm or egg) fuse together during conception.