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Acanthophis \Acanthophis\ n. 1. a genus of Australian elapid snakes. Syn: genus Acanthophis. [WordNet 1.5]See also: Acanthophis more...
Acanthophorous \Ac`an*thoph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? spine + fe`rein to bear.] Spine-bearing. --Gray. [1913 Webster] more...
Acanthopodious \A*can`tho*po"di*ous\, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ?, ?, foot.] (Bot.) Having spinous petioles. [1913 Webster] more...
Acanthopteri \Ac`an*thop"ter*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn + ? wing, fin.] (Zool.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii. [1913 Webster]See also: Acanthopterygii more...
Acanthopterous \Ac`an*thop"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? spine + ? wing.] 1. (Zool.) Spiny-winged. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Acanthopterygious. [1913 Webster] more...
Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zool.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish. [1913 Webster] more...
Acanthopterygii \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zool.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch. [1913 Webster] more...