| 单词 | malacopterygian | 
| 释义 | malacopterygianadj.n. Ichthyology. Now rare.  A. adj.   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. Cf. acanthopterygian adj.Although the Malacopterygii are no longer considered a distinct group by most ichthyologists, the possession of soft-rayed fins can still be considered a useful characteristic in the description of fishes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > 			[adjective]		 > of or relating to Malacopterygii malacopterygious1753 malacopterygian1835 1835    W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 392  				Malacopterygian or soft-rayed Fishes. 1876    P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 7  				A sea anemone living on good terms with a Malacopterygian fish. 1965    B. E. Freeman tr.  A. Vandel Biospeleol. xiv. 222  				The hypogeous fish are represented essentially by two large groups of teleosts belonging to the malacopterygian type.  B. n.   A malacopterygian fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > 			[noun]		 > member of Malacopterygii malacopterygian1835 1835    W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 392  				Apode Malacopterygians. 1843    R. T. Lowe Fishes Madeira Introd. 13  				The second series of the true fishes, called Malacopterygians or Soft-finned. 1861    T. Gill Catal. Fishes Eastern Coast N. Amer. 7  				The group..corresponds nearly to the Acanthopterygians, and jugular Malacoptergyians of Cuvier. 1992    A. Bell tr.  M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food x. 317  				The herring is an abdominal malacopterygian (soft-finned fish) of the Clupeidae family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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