Xenopterygii

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

  Xenopterygii \Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
     xe`nos strange + ?, dim. of ? a wing.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of fishes including {Gobiesox} and allied genera.
     These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker
     supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute
     of scales.


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