English

Alternative forms

• acanthopteran

Noun

acanthopterygian ‎(plural acanthopterygians)

1. (zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]^[1]

Translations

Adjective

acanthopterygian ‎(not comparable)

1. (zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]^[1]

References

1. 1 2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.