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Crossopterygian

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lobe-finned fishnounany fish of the order crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
lobefinnounAny of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.

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lobefinnounAny of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.
lobe-finned fishnounany fish of the order crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
cottoidnoun(zoology) A fish belonging to the genus Cottus.
protacanthopterygiannoun(zoology) Of or from the superorder Protacanthopterygii of ray-finned fish.
clupeoidnoun(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
ctenosquamatenoun(zoology) Of or from the section Ctenosquamata of bony fish.
ctenoideannoun(archaic) Any member of the former group Ctenoidei; a ray-finned fish.
cyclostomatousnoun(zoology) Of or relating to the Cyclostomata, a group of agnathans that comprises the living jawless fishes: the lampreys and hagfishes.
cyprinodontiformnoun(zoology) Any fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes.
malacopterygious(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the Malacopterygii, an obsolete order of fish.
otocephalannounAny fish of the clade Otocephala.
protocercal(zoology) Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal.
gephyrocercal(ichthyology) Having a caudal fin formed by the "bridging" of the dorsal and anal fins
actinopterygiian(ichthyology) Of or pertaining to Actinopterygii, the bony finned fish.
homocercal(ichthyology) Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.
actinopterygiannoun(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
beryciformnounAny fish of the order Beryciformes.
heterocercal(ichthyology) Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.
ichthyovorous(rare, biology) Feeding on fish; piscivorous.
dipnoid(zoology) Of, or relating to, lungfishes in the class Dipnoi.

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