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Webster 1913 Edition


Acanthopteri


Acˊan-thop′ter-i

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] thorn + [GREEK] wing, fin.]
(Zool.)
A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See
Acanthopterygii
.

Definition 2024


Acanthopteri

Acanthopteri

See also: acanthopteri

Translingual

Proper noun

Acanthopteri

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – the Perciformes.

acanthopteri

acanthopteri

See also: Acanthopteri

English

Noun

acanthopteri (uncountable) pl

  1. (zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.