ACTINOPTERYGII


Meaning of ACTINOPTERYGII in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ēˌī noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from actin- + -pterygii (from Greek pteryg-, pteryx wing); akin to Greek pteron feather, wing — more at feather

in many classifications : a subclass or other division of Teleostomi comprising fishes having the projecting part of the paired fins supported only by dermal rays and being coextensive with the Teleostomi excluding the Choanichthyes

• ac·ti·nop·te·ryg·i·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ēəs adjective

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