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Acanthopterygii

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Acˊan-thopˊter-yg′i-i

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Noun.

pl.

[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] thorn + [GREEK] fin, dim. fr. [GREEK] wing.]

(Zool.)

An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

Definition 2024

Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii

Translingual

Menidia beryllina

Proper noun

Acanthopterygii

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Teleostei – fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass

Hyponyms

(superorder): Atheriniformes, Beloniformes, Beryciformes, Cetomimiformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Gasterosteiformes, Mugiliformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, Scorpaeniformes, Stephanoberyciformes, Synbranchiformes, Syngnathiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Zeiformes - orders