Placodermi \Plac`o*der"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a tablet
+ ? skin.] (Paleon.)
An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body
and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust.
under {Pterichthys}, and {Coccosteus}.
Placodermi
n : extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
[syn: {class Placodermi}]