Definitions for acanthopterygianˌæk ənˌθɒp təˈrɪdʒ i ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac•an•thop•ter•yg•i•anˌæk ənˌθɒp təˈrɪdʒ i ən(adj.)
belonging or pertaining to the Acanthopterygii, the group of spiny-finned fishes, including the bass and perch.
Category: Ichthyology
(n.)an acanthopterygian fish.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of acanthopterygian:
1825–35; < NL Acanthopterygi(i)+ -an1
Princeton's WordNet
spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian(noun)
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Wiktionary
acanthopterygian(Noun)
Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii
acanthopterygian(Adjective)
Similar to a acanthopterygian.
Origin: from acanthus (from ἄκανθος) + πτερυγίων diminutive of πτέρυξ, from πτερόν.
Webster Dictionary
Acanthopterygian(adj)
belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch
Acanthopterygian(noun)
a spiny-finned fish
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