anaspid
[ uh-nas-pid ]
/ əˈnæs pɪd /
noun Paleontology.
any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
Origin of anaspid
< New Latin
Anaspida name of the order, equivalent to
an-
an-3 + Greek
aspid- (stem of
aspís shield) +
-a neuter plural noun ending
Words nearby anaspid
anarithmia,
anarthria,
anarthrous,
anasarca,
anasazi,
anaspid,
anastasia,
anastasis,
anastasius i,
anastigmat,
anastigmatic