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[syn: Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acanthopterygii \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?
thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zool.)
An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal,
ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the
perch.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Acanthopterygii
n 1: teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn:
Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii]