Definition of malacopterygii Malacopterygii
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WordNet
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| malacopterygii - an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays | ||
| superorder Malacopterygii | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| subclass teleostei, teleostei large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species | ||
| malacopterygian, soft-finned fish any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii | ||
| cypriniformes, order cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi | ||
| order siluriformes, siluriformes an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes | ||
| gadiformes, order gadiformes cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini | ||
| anacanthini, order anacanthini at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications | ||
| anguilliformes, order anguilliformes, order apodes elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced | ||
| isospondyli, order isospondyli most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon | ||
| family synodontidae, synodontidae soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes | ||
| chlorophthalmidae, family chlorophthalmidae small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes | ||
| family lampridae, lampridae opahs | ||
| family trachipteridae, trachipteridae ribbonfishes | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- malacopterygii (n. pl.)
An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.
Part of speech
🔤- malacopterygii, noun, singular of malacopterygiis / malacopterygiies.
