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Definition of Acanthopterygii
1. Noun. Teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays.
Exact synonyms: Superorder Acanthopterygii
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Member holonyms: Berycomorphi, Order Berycomorphi, Order Zeomorphi, Zeomorphi, Order Pediculati, Pediculati, Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish, Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi, Discocephali, Order Discocephali, Order Scleroparei, Scleroparei, Scorpaenoidea, Suborder Scorpaenoidea, Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi, Heterosomata, Order Heterosomata, Order Pleuronectiformes
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Member holonyms: Berycomorphi, Order Berycomorphi, Order Zeomorphi, Zeomorphi, Order Pediculati, Pediculati, Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish, Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi, Discocephali, Order Discocephali, Order Scleroparei, Scleroparei, Scorpaenoidea, Suborder Scorpaenoidea, Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi, Heterosomata, Order Heterosomata, Order Pleuronectiformes
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Definition of Acanthopterygii
1. n. pl. An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
Medical Definition of Acanthopterygii
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