单词 | ray-finned |
释义 | ray-finnedadjective : having fins supported by bony or horny rays (see ray entry 2 sense 5a(1)) : acanthopterygian The vast majority of ray-finned fish species are contained in the Teleostei, a clade noted for its diversity of behavior, functional morphology, and ecology in aquatic habitats throughout the world. George V. Lauder, Quarterly Review of Biology, March 1999 Morays belong to a group called ray-finned fishes that includes a vast majority of fish species, like tuna, goldfish, salmon and trout. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 11 Sept. 2007 compare lobe-finned ray-fin noun plural ray-fins All the fossils belonging to the ancestral group that gave rise to ray-fins some 300 million years ago came from freshwater deposits. Colin Barras, New Scientist, 11 Feb. 2012 |
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