acanthopterygian
Meanings
noun
- Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
adj
- Similar to an acanthopterygian.
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Etymology
From New Latin, from acanthus (“thorn”), (from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos)) + Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion) diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”), from πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”).
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