acanthopteri

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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.