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Word "COELACANTH" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Synonyms:
latimeria chalumnae

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Primitive fish thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938 (10)
'Living fossil' found off the coast of Africa in 1938 (10)
Unexpected fish, a lone catch at sea
Primitive marine bony fish thought to be extinct until 1938 (10)
Primitive bony fish occurring off the coast of E. Africa (10)
“Extinct” order of fish, until an Indian Ocean find in 1938 The Times Specialist Sunday 22 Nov 2020
Possibly a lost chance with no small fish The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Mar 2020
Upset all odds and catch one?
Caught nothing on the canal unfortunately — certainly not this! The Times Cryptic 03 Mar 2017
Caught nothing on the canal unfortunately — certainly not this!
Fish rediscovered off the coast of Africa in 1938
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