sarcopterygian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.
noun
Any member of the clade that contains both lobe-finned fish and tetrapods (land vertebrates).
Example Sentences
- "[…] actinopterygians have 'ray fins' which are supported by a series of narrow cartilaginous or bony rods called radials, while sarcopterygians have 'lobe fins' supported by a single basal bone and with muscles that can modify the posture of the fin."
- "Many sarcopterygians have a lung as a respiratory organ."
- "2004, M. L. J. Stiassny, E. O, Wiley, G. D. Johnson, M. R, de Carvalho, 24: Gnathostome Fishes, Joel Cracraft, Michael J. Donoghue (editors), Assembling the Tree of Life, page 415, All sarcopterygians are characterized by the evolutionary innovation of having the pectoral fins articulating with the shoulder girdle by a single element, known as the humerus in tetrapods."
Etymology
From Sarcopterygii + -ian.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: Sarcopterygii