malacopterygian: Meaning and Definition of

mal•a•cop•te•ryg•i•an

Pronunciation: (mal"u-kop"tu-rij'ē-un), [key]
— adj.
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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