
Noah Webster
Acanthopterygious
ACANTHOPTERYG'IOUS, a [Gr. a thorn, and a little feather, from a feather.]
In zoology, having back fins which are hard, bony and pricky, a term applied to certain fishes.

ACANTHOPTERYG'IOUS, a [Gr. a thorn, and a little feather, from a feather.]
In zoology, having back fins which are hard, bony and pricky, a term applied to certain fishes.