2. Noun. (plural of cœlacanth) ¹
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Definition of Coelacanths
1. coelacanth [n] - See also: coelacanth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coelacanths
Literary usage of Coelacanths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1886)
"... on account of their relation to an extinct fossil type, that of the
coelacanths.* April 1lth. —Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and the day was beautiful. ..."
2. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1895)
"... that of the coelacanths.* April \lth. —Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and the
day was beautiful. The services from Bishop Potter in the morning were very ..."
3. Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews by Thomas Henry Huxley (1888)
"... and by that of the true coelacanths : the former persisting, with but
insignificant modifications, from the Carboniferous to the Tertiary rocks, ..."
4. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, a Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1858)
"All the coelacanths, however, were exceedingly massive in proportion to their
length ; they were fish built in the square, muscular, thick-set, ..."
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