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Acanthopterygian

Acˊan-thopˊter-yg′i-an

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Adj.
(Zool.)
Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.
Noun.
A spiny-finned fish.

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acanthopterygian

acanthopterygian

English

Alternative forms

Noun

acanthopterygian (plural acanthopterygians)

  1. (zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Translations

Adjective

acanthopterygian (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.[First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.