ALL meanings of acanthopterygian
ac·an·thop·ter·yg·i·an
A a - adjective acanthopterygian of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes 3
- noun acanthopterygian any fish belonging to the Acanthopterygii 3
- noun acanthopterygian any percoid fishes, as the basses or perches 3
- noun acanthopterygian (zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.(First attested in the mid 19th century.)Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1
- adjective acanthopterygian belonging or pertaining to the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri), the group of spiny-finned fishes, including the bass and perch. 1
- noun acanthopterygian an acanthopterygian fish. 1
- adjective acanthopterygian (zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian. 0