Tiktaalik

Translingual

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᑎᒃᑖᓕᒃ (tiktaalik, “shallow-water fish, burbot”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /tɪkˈtɑl.ɪk/

Proper noun

†Tiktaalik ?

A taxonomic genus within the class Sarcopterygii – a fishapod: an extinct fish which evolved to walk on land.

Hyponyms

Tiktaalik roseae - the only known species.

References

Tiktaalik on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tiktaalik on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Tiktaalik on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Tiktaalik at Paleology Database

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