See Also: palaeoniscoid(dictionary)

N.S. (iou) and palaeoniscoid (iou)


N.S. (iou)



N.S. abbreviation.
Statistics. Not significant.

palaeoniscoid (iou)



palaeoniscoid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Palaeoniscoidei, from Palaeoniscus genus name, from PALAEO- + Greek oniskos a marine fish resembling the cod: see -OID.]
A. noun. Any of a group of extinct chondrostean fishes of Palaeozoic times characterized by heterocercal tails and diamond-shaped scales, and from which the sturgeon and paddlefish are descended; spec. any of the suborder Palaeoniscoidei. L19.
B. adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of a palaeoniscoid, esp. in respect of its ganoid scales. L19.
palaeoniscid noun & adjective (a) noun a palaeoniscoid fish (in the broader sense); (b) adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a palaeoniscid: L19.