/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of latimeria chalumnae Find synonyms for: Noun1. coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, crossopterygian, lobefin, lobe-finned fishusage: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of AfricaWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language