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Definition of Order anacanthini
1. Noun. At least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Anacanthini
Literary usage of Order anacanthini
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government by Johann Justus Rein (1884)
"ORDER. ANACANTHINI ; AIR-BLADDER WITHOUT PNEUMATIC DUCT. Of the very important
family of the haddocks (Gadidae), ..."
2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"[Order ANACANTHINI.] THE LING [Lota moha, Cuv.]. The ling has a sound. The nostrils
are as in the salmon. It has ie complete tunica conjunctiva, ..."
3. On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton by Richard Owen (1848)
"... evinces the natural character of the order Anacanthini, in which they have
been grouped together by Professor Miiller: the ..."