Bothriolepis

Translingual

†Bothriolepis canadensis cast
†Bothriolepis canadensis life restoration

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “trench”) + Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”).

Proper noun

†Bothriolepis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Bothriolepididae – certain antiarch placoderms of the Middle to Late Devonian period of the Paleozoic Era.

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