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Definition of Malacopterygian
1. Noun. Any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii.
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Specialized synonyms: Order Ostariophysi, Ostariophysi, Cypriniform Fish, Catfish, Siluriform Fish, Gadoid, Gadoid Fish, Eel, Beaked Salmon, Gonorhynchus Gonorhynchus, Sandfish, Clupeid, Clupeid Fish, Anchovy, Salmonid, Whitefish, Smelt, Tarpon, Tarpon Atlanticus, Albula Vulpes, Bonefish, Argentine, Lanternfish, Lizardfish, Snake-fish, Snakefish, Greeneye, Lancet Fish, Lancetfish, Wolffish, Handsaw Fish, Lampris Regius, Moonfish, Opah, Lampris Guttatus, New World Opah, Ribbonfish, King Of The Herring, Oarfish, Regalecus Glesne, Ribbonfish
Generic synonyms: Teleost, Teleost Fish, Teleostan
Member holonyms: Whitebait
Antonyms: Spiny-finned Fish
Definition of Malacopterygian
1. n. One of the Malacopterygii.
Definition of Malacopterygian
1. Noun. (zoology) One of the Malacopterygii. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Malacopterygian
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Malacopterygian
Literary usage of Malacopterygian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In the malacopterygian type all the rays remain jointed ; indeed, sometimes the
... In addition to Oa rayed dorsal fin, many malacopterygian fish« iss the ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"294) has shown, is truly malacopterygian. mark and the German Ocean. 3 These
light spots are accidental, none being developed in other specimens from ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Having soft fins. malacopterygian(mal-a-kop-te-rij'i-an), a. and «. I. (i.
Soft-finned; pertaining to the ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"... sucker is a malacopterygian and the king- fish an acanthopterygian, and,
besides, the latter has a mouth not at all like that of a sucker in reality! ..."
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