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}]