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acanthopterygii
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acanthopterygii, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. thorn + fin, dim. fr. wing.].
An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch. [1913 Webster]
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