About The Word Malacopterygii

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Malacopterygii

Malacopterygii Meaning & Definition
Malacopterygii Definition And Meaning

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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