Acanthopterygian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zool.)
     Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the
     perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  acanthopterygian
       n : a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp
           inflexible rays [syn: {spiny-finned fish}] [ant: {soft-finned
           fish}]