About The Word Acanthopterygian
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Acanthopterygian
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What's The Definition Of Acanthopterygian?
[n] a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acanthopterygian: spiny-finned fish Related Terms | Find terms related to Acanthopterygian: See Also | Acanthopterygii | allmouth | angler | angler fish | anglerfish | anomalops | barracuda | batfish | boarfish | Capros aper | dory | dragonet | flashlight fish | flatfish | frogfish | goosefish | launce | Lophius Americanus | lotte | monkfish | Opsanus tau | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean | Photoblepharon palpebratus | plectognath | plectognath fish | prickleback | remora | sand eel | sand lance | sand launce | sargassum fish | scorpaenoid | scorpaenoid fish | silverside | silversides | squirrelfish | stickleback | suckerfish | sucking fish | superorder Acanthopterygii | teleost | teleost fish | teleostan | toadfish Acanthopterygian In Webster's Dictionary \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the
perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
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