Acanthopterygian

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a large group of fishes of the superorder Acanthopterygii, having bony skeletons and spiny rays in the dorsal and anal fins and including the bass, perch, mackerel, and swordfish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the Acanthopterygii; having the characters of the Acanthopterygii.
  • n. One of the Acanthopterygii; a fish with spiny fins.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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    teleost fish    teleost    teleostan   
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