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Webster 1913 Edition
Crossopterygii
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Cros-sopˊte-ryg′i-i
(kr?s-s?pˊt?-r?j?-?)
, Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] tassels, a fringe + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], dim. of [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] wing, fin.]
(Zool.)
An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (
Polypterus
). See Brachioganoidei
.