acanthopterousadj.

Brit.

/ˌakənˈθɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌækənˈθɑpt(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acantho- comb. form, -pterous comb. form.

Etymology: < acantho- comb. form + -pterous comb. form. In sense 1 after scientific Latin Acanthoptera, order name (P. A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne animal (ed. 2, 1829) V. 114). Compare scientific Latin acanthopterus (1816 as a specific name (of a mollusc)). Compare earlier acanthopterygian adj., acanthopterygious adj.

Zoology.

1. Of a fish: spiny-finned; = acanthopterygious adj. Now disused.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [adjective]

acanthopterous1838

1838 W. Swainson Nat. Hist. Fishes I. v. 113 The organs of locomotion are most developed in birds, and pelagic or acanthopterous fishes.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 42 The perch, and indeed the entire Acanthopterous order to which it belongs.

1915 Proc. Royal Soc. 1914–15 B. 88 p. xvi He shared the opinion of those who consider the coalescent pharyngeal bones as of sufficient importance to unite acanthopterous and malacopterous fishes into one order.

†2. Of a bird: spiny-winged. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > having wings or fins > spiny-winged

acanthopterous1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Acanthopterous, 1. spiny-winged, as the cassowary.—2. Having spiny fins... 3. Having spines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acanthopterous
释义	acanthopterousadj. Brit. /ˌakənˈθɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌækənˈθɑpt(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acantho- comb. form, -pterous comb. form. Etymology: < acantho- comb. form + -pterous comb. form. In sense 1 after scientific Latin Acanthoptera, order name (P. A. Latreille in Cuvier Règne animal (ed. 2, 1829) V. 114). Compare scientific Latin acanthopterus (1816 as a specific name (of a mollusc)). Compare earlier acanthopterygian adj., acanthopterygious adj. Zoology. 1. Of a fish: spiny-finned; = acanthopterygious adj. Now disused. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [adjective] acanthopterous1838 1838 W. Swainson Nat. Hist. Fishes I. v. 113 The organs of locomotion are most developed in birds, and pelagic or acanthopterous fishes. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 42 The perch, and indeed the entire Acanthopterous order to which it belongs. 1915 Proc. Royal Soc. 1914–15 B. 88 p. xvi He shared the opinion of those who consider the coalescent pharyngeal bones as of sufficient importance to unite acanthopterous and malacopterous fishes into one order. †2. Of a bird: spiny-winged. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to limbs > relating to wings or fins > having wings or fins > spiny-winged acanthopterous1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Acanthopterous, 1. spiny-winged, as the cassowary.—2. Having spiny fins... 3. Having spines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1838
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