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English
Etymology
Via translingual Acanthopteri, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather”).
Noun
acanthopteri pl (plural only)
- (zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.