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单词 malacopterygian
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Definition of malacopterygian in English:

malacopterygian

adjective ˌmaləkɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən
Ichthyology rare
  • Originally: belonging to the group Malacopterygii, comprising bony fishes having fins supported by soft (i.e. segmented and often branched) rays. Later: designating or relating to fishes having such fins.

noun ˌmaləkɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən
Ichthyology rare
  • A malacopterygian fish.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. Probably from French malacoptérygien from malaco- + -ptérygien, after scientific Latin Malacopterygii.

 
 

Definition of malacopterygian in US English:

malacopterygian

adjectiveˌmaləkɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən
Ichthyology rare
  • Originally: belonging to the group Malacopterygii, comprising bony fishes having fins supported by soft (i.e. segmented and often branched) rays. Later: designating or relating to fishes having such fins.

nounˌmaləkɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən
Ichthyology rare
  • A malacopterygian fish.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. Probably from French malacoptérygien from malaco- + -ptérygien, after scientific Latin Malacopterygii.

 
 
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