| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb acanthopterygiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (acanthopterygiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective acanthopterygious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACANTHOPTERYGIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACANTHOPTERYGIOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In zoology, having back fins which are hard, bony and pricky, a term applied to certain fishes.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (zoology) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
