acanthopteri
Meanings
noun
- A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
Word forms
Etymology
Via taxonomic name Acanthopteri, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather”).
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