Dactylopterous

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

  Dactylopterous \Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. da`ktylos finger +
     ? wing, fin.] (Zool.)
     Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or
     entirely free, as in the gurnards.
     [1913 Webster]