actinost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)

Word forms

actinost actinosts

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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