acanthopterygian
NounSynonyms:
spiny-finned fish
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible raysSynonyms: spiny-finned fishOpposite malacopterygianType of teleost fish, teleostKinds flatfish, sargassum fish, flashlight fish, boarfish, silversides, percoid fish, anomalops, squirrelfish, batfish, dory +10 moreMember of Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ac′an·thop′ter·yg′i·an (…), adjective
Zoology Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. — noun A spiny-finned fish.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54