malacopterygii
NounSynonyms:
superorder Malacopterygii
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Noun (1)
- an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous raysSynonyms: superorder MalacopterygiiType of animal orderMember of Teleostei, subclass TeleosteiMembers Gadiformes, Lampridae, Synodontidae, Anguilliformes, Isospondyli, Cypriniformes, Chlorophthalmidae, Trachipteridae +4 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mal′a·cop′te·ryg′i·i prop. n. pl.
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. μαλακός soft + πτέρυξ wing, fin, fr. πτερόν feather.
Zoology 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54