XENOPTERYGII

Meaning of XENOPTERYGII in English

noun ·pl a suborder of fishes including gobiesox and allied genera. these fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. they are destitute of scales.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

XENOPTERYGII — zə̇ˌnäptəˈrijēˌī, (ˌ)zeˌn- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from xen- + -pterygii : an order of bony fishes that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XENOPTERYGII — (n. pl.) A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker …
Английский словарь Webster
XENOPTERYGII — ( n. pl. ) A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
XENOPTERI — zə̇ˈnäptəˌrī Etymology: New Latin, from xen- + Greek pteron wing — more at feather synonym of xenopterygii
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOBIESOCIDAE — (ˌ)gōˌbīəˈsäsəˌdē, ˌgōbēə- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gobiesoc-, Gobiesox, type genus + -idae : a family of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLINGFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cling (I) + fish : any of various fishes (as of the order Xenopterygii) having a sucker …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARACANTHOPTERYGIAN — any member of the superorder Paracanthopterygii, a group of bony fishes comprising six orders and containing about 1,160 species. Well-known …
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