ACANTHOPTERYGII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Acanthopterygii mean? 

• ACANTHOPTERYGII (noun)
  The noun ACANTHOPTERYGII has 1 sense:

1. teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

  Familiarity information: ACANTHOPTERYGII used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACANTHOPTERYGII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acanthopterygii; superorder Acanthopterygii

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)