Meaning of ACANTHOPTERYGII
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| | Definition: | | [n] teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays |
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| | Synonyms: | | superorder Acanthopterygii |
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| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, animal order, Berycomorphi, Discocephali, Heterosomata, order Berycomorphi, order Discocephali, order Heterosomata, order Pediculati, order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, order Plectognathi, order Pleuronectiformes, order Scleroparei, order Tetraodontiformes, order Zeomorphi, Pediculati, Perciformes, Percomorphi, Plectognathi, Scleroparei, Scorpaenoidea, spiny-finned fish, subclass Teleostei, suborder Scorpaenoidea, Teleostei, Zeomorphi | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?
thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal,
ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the
perch.
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