acanthopteri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.

Word forms

acanthopteri

Etymology

Via taxonomic name Acanthopteri, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather”).

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