acanthopterygian

/ˌæk.ænˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.n̩/

æk · ænθɑp · TƏɹꞮD͡Ʒ · i · n̩ (5 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.

Etymology

From New Latin, from acanthus (“thorn”), (from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos)) + Ancient Greek πτερύγιον (pterúgion) diminutive of πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”), from πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”).