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ACANTHOPTERYGII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
Synonyms:
Acanthopterygii; superorder Acanthopterygii
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Acanthopterygii" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Acanthopterygii"):
Berycomorphi; order Berycomorphi (an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii)
order Zeomorphi; Zeomorphi (dories)
order Pediculati; Pediculati (anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth)
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)
Discocephali; order Discocephali (small order of fishes comprising the remoras)
order Scleroparei; Scleroparei (scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards)
Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)
order Plectognathi; order Tetraodontiformes; Plectognathi (boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers)
Heterosomata; order Heterosomata; order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes)
Holonyms ("Acanthopterygii" is a member of...):
subclass Teleostei; Teleostei (large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species)
