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actinopterygian

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ac⋅ti⋅nop⋅te⋅ryg⋅i⋅an

  [ak-tuh-nop-tuh-rij-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
–noun
2. an actinopterygian fish.
Origin:
< NL Actinopterygi(i) (pl.) (actino- actino- + Gk pterýgi(on) fin, equiv. to pteryg- (s. of ptéryx wing) + -ion dim. suffix) + -an
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actinopterygian   (āk'tə-nŏp'tə-rĭj'ē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
See ray-finned fish.
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