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hypercoracoid — coracoid (the lower endochondral bone on which the pterygials or actinosts of the pectoral fin rest. Dorsally it has a notch which, with a similar ventral notch on the scapular, frames the scapular foramen) … Dictionary of ichthyology
hypercoracoid — hy·per·coracoid … English syllables
Pediculati — noun anglers and batfishes; spiny finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth • Syn: ↑order Pediculati • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member… … Useful english dictionary
actinost — ˈaktəˌnäst noun ( s) Etymology: actin + ost : one of certain small bones directly supporting the rays of paired fins of teleost and some ganoid fishes called also carpal, pterygiophore; compare hypercoracoid … Useful english dictionary
hypocoracoid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hypo + noun Etymology: hypo + coracoid : a hypocoracoid bone II. adjective : of, relating to, or being the lower of two bones at the base of the pectoral fin attached behind the clavicle and sometimes regarded as homologous with… … Useful english dictionary
