2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Acanthopterygii \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zool.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Acanthopterygii n : teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn: {superorder Acanthopterygii}]
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