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Definition of Coelacanth
1. Noun. Fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa.
Exact synonyms: Latimeria Chalumnae
Generic synonyms: Crossopterygian, Lobe-finned Fish, Lobefin
Group relationships: Genus Latimeria, Latimeria
Generic synonyms: Crossopterygian, Lobe-finned Fish, Lobefin
Group relationships: Genus Latimeria, Latimeria
Definition of Coelacanth
1. [n -S]