ACTINOPTERYGIAN


Meaning of ACTINOPTERYGIAN in English

/ak'teuh nop'teuh rij"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.

n.

2. an actinopterygian fish.

[ Actinopterygi ( i ) (pl.) ( actino- ACTINO- + Gk pterýgi ( on ) fin, equiv. to pteryg- (s. of ptéryx wing) + -ion dim. suffix) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .