Malacopterygii — Mal a*cop te*ryg i*i, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako s soft + pte ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero n feather.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malacopterygĭi — Malacopterygĭi, Fische mit stumpfen Flossenstrahlen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Malacopterygĭi — (Anacanthini, Weichflosser), Unterordnung der Knochenfische, s. Fische, S. 607 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
malacopterygii — mal·a·cop·te·ryg·ii … English syllables
superorder Malacopterygii — noun an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays • Syn: ↑Malacopterygii • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Teleostei, ↑subclass Teleostei • Me … Useful english dictionary
malacopterygian — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑soft finned fish • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish (for: ↑soft finned fish) • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Siluriformes — noun an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes • Syn: ↑Siluriformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacopterygii, ↑superorder Malacopterygii • … Useful english dictionary
Siluriformes — noun an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes • Syn: ↑order Siluriformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacopterygii, ↑superorder Malacopterygii … Useful english dictionary
soft-finned fish — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑malacopterygian • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • … Useful english dictionary
Anacanthini — noun at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications • Syn: ↑order Anacanthini • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacopterygii, ↑superorder Malacopterygii … Useful english dictionary
