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Meaning of SYNENTOGNATHI

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks
 
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 Synonyms: order Synentognathi
 
 See Also: animal order, Belonidae, Exocoetidae, family Belonidae, family Exocoetidae, family Hemiramphidae, family Scomberesocidae, family Scombresocidae, Hemiramphidae, Scomberesocidae, Scombresocidae, subclass Teleostei, Teleostei

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Syn`en*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n
with + 'ento`s within + gna`qos jaw.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without
spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the
true flying fishes.
 
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