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Crossopterygii
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Crossopterygii, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tassels, a fringe + , dim. of wing, fin.].
An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus ). See Brachioganoidei. [1913 Webster]
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