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Malacopterygian — Mal a*cop ter*yg i*an, n. [Cf. F. malacopt[ e]rygien.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the {Malacopterygii}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malacopterygian — mal·a·cop·te·ryg·ian … English syllables
malacopterygian — /mæləˌkɒptəˈrɪdʒiən/ (say maluh.koptuh rijeeuhn) adjective of or relating to the Malacopterygii, a division of soft finned teleost fishes. {Greek malako(s) soft + pteryx wing, fin + ian} …
malacopterygian — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑soft finned fish • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish (for: ↑soft finned fish) • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
malaco- — a combining form meaning soft, used in the formation of compound words: malacopterygian. [ < Gk malako , comb. form of malakós] * * * … Universalium
soft-finned — /sawft find , soft /, adj. Ichthyol. having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian. [1765 75] * * * … Universalium
soft-finned — /ˈsɒft fɪnd/ (say soft find) adjective (of fish) having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian (contrasted with spiny finned) …
Albula vulpes — noun slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons • Syn: ↑bonefish • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑Albula, ↑genus Albula … Useful english dictionary
beaked salmon — noun fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand • Syn: ↑sandfish, ↑Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑Gonorhyn … Useful english dictionary
clupeid — noun any of numerous soft finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas • Syn: ↑clupeid fish • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑shad, ↑alewife, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
