| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Spiny-winged.[Websters]
2. Acanthopterygious.[Websters] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb acanthopterously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (acanthopterously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective acanthopterous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACANTHOPTEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Acanthopterous \Ac`an*thop"ter*ous\, adjective. [Greek expression spine wing.]. (references) |
