acanthopteri

See also: Acanthopteri

English

Etymology

Via translingual Acanthopteri, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather”).

Noun

acanthopteri pl (plural only)

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