About The Word Malacopterygii
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Malacopterygii
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What's The Definition Of Malacopterygii?
[n] an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
Synonyms | Synonyms for Malacopterygii: superorder Malacopterygii Related Terms | Find terms related to Malacopterygii: See Also | Anacanthini | Anguilliformes | animal order | Chlorophthalmidae | Cypriniformes | family Chlorophthalmidae | family Lampridae | family Regalecidae | family Synodontidae | family Trachipteridae | Gadiformes | Isospondyli | Lampridae | malacopterygian | order Anacanthini | order Anguilliformes | order Apodes | order Cypriniformes | order Gadiformes | order Isospondyli | order Siluriformes | Regalecidae | Siluriformes | soft-finned fish | subclass Teleostei | Synodontidae | Teleostei | Trachipteridae Malacopterygii In Webster's Dictionary \Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
soft + ? wing, fin, fr. ? feather.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior
ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and
not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc.
Called also {Malacopteri}.
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