zǒng

technical
noun

Meaning of 总鳍鱼

总鳍鱼 means crossopterygian; lobe-finned fish (an ancient type of fish with lungs and strong fleshy fins, representing the transitional evolutionary stage from fish to amphibians). Pronounced zǒng qí yú.

  • crossopterygian; lobe-finned fish (an ancient type of fish with lungs and strong fleshy fins, representing the transitional evolutionary stage from fish to amphibians)

Definitions & Examples

Zǒng
shì
yán
jiū
lèi
jìn
huà
dào
liǎng
lèi
de
zhòng
yào
guò
lèi
xíng
 

Crossopterygians are an important transitional type for studying the evolution from fish to amphibians.

xué
jiā
zài
fēi
zhōu
xiàn
le
huó
zhe
de
zǒng
 
 
qiāng
 

Scientists discovered living crossopterygians in Africa—the coelacanth.

pén
de
zǒng
yǒu
qiáng
zhuàng
de
ròu
zhì
 
zài
qiǎn
shuǐ
zhōng
xíng
 

Devonian crossopterygians had strong fleshy fins that allowed them to crawl in shallow waters.

Zǒng
bèi
rèn
wéi
shì
shēng
zhuī
dòng
de
zhí
jiē
xiān
 

Crossopterygians are considered the direct ancestors of terrestrial vertebrates.

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