- spiny-rayed fish
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/spuy"nee rayd'/any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.[1875-80]
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spiny-rayed fish
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spiny-finned fish — ▪ animal also called spiny rayed fish any member of the superorder Acanthopterygii, including four orders of marine and freshwater fishes having fins with some spiny (as opposed to soft) rays Atheriniformes (atheriniform), Beryciformes,… … Universalium
spiny-rayed fish — /spuy nee rayd / any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines. [1875 80] … Useful english dictionary
spiny-rayed — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having spiny rays used of a fin 2. : having fins with one or more spiny rays : spiny finned used of a fish, especially of the Acanthopterygii; compare soft rayed … Useful english dictionary
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Brook trout — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
boarfish — noun 1. fish with large eyes and long snouts • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑Antigonia, ↑genus Antigonia 2. fish with a projecting snout • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
boarfish — /bawr fish , bohr /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) boarfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) boarfishes. any of several fishes having a projecting snout, esp. a small, spiny rayed fish, Capros aper, of European waters. [1830 40;… … Universalium
threadfin — thread•fin [[t]ˈθrɛdˌfɪn[/t]] n. ich any spiny rayed fish of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin terminating in threadlike rays • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
