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acanthopteran

US/æˌkænˈθɑp.tə.ɹən/

acanthopteran is the alternative form of acanthopterygian.

Meaning of acanthopterygian

Noun

acanthopterygian (plural acanthopterygians)

  1. Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.

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Forms of acanthopteran

Noun
pluralacanthopterans
Adjective
comparativemore acanthopteran
superlativemost acanthopteran

Questions about acanthopteran

What is acanthopteran the alternative form of?
Acanthopteran is the alternative form of acanthopterygian.
How do you pronounce acanthopteran?
Acanthopteran is pronounced /æˌkænˈθɑp.tə.ɹən/ (US).

Words near acanthopteran in the dictionary

  1. acanthopodium
  2. acanthopodous
  3. acanthopore
  4. acanthopores
  5. acanthopt
  6. acanthopteran
  7. acanthopterans
  8. acanthopteri
  9. acanthopteroctetid
  10. acanthopteroctetids
  11. acanthopterous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acanthopteran (page history and authors); acanthopterygian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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