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Noun: ostracoderm  'ós-tru-kow,durm
  1. Extinct fish-like jawless vertebrate having a heavily armoured body; of the Paleozoic

Derived forms: ostracoderms

Type of: agnathan, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate

Part of: order Ostracodermi, Ostracodermi

Encyclopedia: Ostracoderm