acanthopteri

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English

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “wing, fin”).

Noun

acanthopteri (uncountable) pl

  1. (zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
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