Synentognathi

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

  Synentognathi \Syn`en*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n
     with + 'ento`s within + gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.)
     An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without
     spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the
     true flying fishes.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Synentognathi
       n : order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes;
           sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks [syn: {order
           Synentognathi}]