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spiny-finned fish
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Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are also known as the ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is also often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.
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spiny-finned fish
Noun
1. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
(synonym) acanthopterygian
(antonym) soft-finned fish, malacopterygian
(hypernym) teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
(hyponym) squirrelfish
(member-holonym) Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii
