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Polypteroidei
‖
Po-lypˊte-roi′de-i
,Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Polypterus
, and -oid
.] (Zool.)
A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under
Crossopterygian
.