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ray-finned — «RAY FIHND», adjective. having fins consisting of soft or spiny rays with a web of skin around them. Most fish living today are ray finned … Useful english dictionary
lobe-finned fish — noun any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form • Syn: ↑crossopterygian, ↑lobefin • Hypernyms: ↑bony fish • Hyponyms: ↑coelacanth, ↑Latimeria chalumnae … Useful english dictionary
ray-finned — /ˈreɪ fɪnd/ (say ray find) adjective (of a fish) having fins which are a web of skin supported by radiating spines, as the salmonids …
ray-finned — adjective In the Actinopterygii taxonomic class of fish, all having in common lepidotrichia (a kind of fin made of webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines) … Wiktionary
Fish — are aquatic vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously cold blooded), covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Fish are abundant in the sea and in fresh water, with species being … Wikipedia
ray-finnedfish — ray finned fish (rāʹfĭnd ) n. Any of various bony fishes belonging to the subclass Actinopterygii, having fins supported by dermal rays. * * * … Universalium
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
Diversity of fish — Fish come in many shapes and sizes. This is a sea dragon, a close relative of the seahorse. They are camouflaged to look like floating seaweed.[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Fish scale — For other uses, see Fish scale (disambiguation). The cycloid scales of a common roach (Rutilus rutilus). The row of lateral line scales is visible in the lower half of the image. The skin of most bony and cartilaginous fishes are covered by… … Wikipedia
