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malacopterygian

malacopterygian noun: (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii.

Noun

malacopterygian (plural malacopterygians)

  1. (archaic) (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii.

Forms of malacopterygian

pluralmalacopterygians

Origin of malacopterygian

From translingual Malacopterygii + -an.

Questions about malacopterygian

What does malacopterygian mean?
Malacopterygian means (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii.
What part of speech is malacopterygian?
Malacopterygian is a noun.
What is the plural of malacopterygian?
The plural of malacopterygian is malacopterygians.

Words near malacopterygian in the dictionary

  1. malacophilous
  2. malacophily
  3. malacophonous
  4. malacophyllous
  5. malacoplakia
  6. malacopterygian
  7. malacopterygians
  8. malacopterygious
  9. malacospore
  10. malacosporean
  11. malacosporeans

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