malacopterygian
NounSynonyms:
soft-finned fish
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any fish of the superorder MalacopterygiiSynonyms: soft-finned fishOpposite acanthopterygianType of teleost fish, teleostKinds lancetfish, smelt, ribbonfish, cypriniform fish, beaked salmon, tarpon, opah, lizardfish, gadoid, whitefish +13 moreMember of Malacopterygii, superorder MalacopterygiiMembers whitebait
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mal′a·cop′ter·yg′i·an noun
Origin: Cf. F. malacoptérygien.
Zoology One of the Malacopterygii.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54