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acanthopterous

acanthopterous adjective: spiny-winged.

Adjective

acanthopterous (not comparable)

  1. Spiny-winged.
  2. Acanthopterygious

Origin of acanthopterous

From acantho- + -pterous.

Questions about acanthopterous

What does acanthopterous mean?
Acanthopterous means spiny-winged.
What part of speech is acanthopterous?
Acanthopterous is an adjective.

Words near acanthopterous in the dictionary

  1. acanthopteran
  2. acanthopterans
  3. acanthopteri
  4. acanthopteroctetid
  5. acanthopteroctetids
  6. acanthopterous
  7. acanthopterygian
  8. acanthopterygians
  9. acanthopterygious
  10. acanthopts
  11. acanthor

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