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    ACANTHOPTERYGII

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony raysplay

    Synonyms:

    Acanthopterygii; superorder Acanthopterygii

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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)

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