ostracodermus, a, um (ὀστρακόδερμος), mit scherbenartiger, harter Haut od. Schale, subst., ostracoderma, ōrum, n., od. ostracodermae, ārum, f., Schaltiere (Krebse, Muscheln), Plin. Val. 5, 13 u. 5, 16 (wo jetzt ostragoderinas).
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
ostracoderm — /os treuh koh derrm /, n. any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates. [1890 95; < NL Ostracodermi, pl. of Ostracodermus < Gk ostrakódermos with a… … Universalium
ostracoderm — os•tra•co•derm [[t]ˈɒs trə koʊˌdɜrm[/t]] n. pal any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician to Devonian periods that had the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates • Etymology: 1890–95; < NL Ostracodermi, pl. of Ostracodermus… … From formal English to slang
