🔄 Synonyms of "Crossopterygian"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lobe-finned fishnoun | any fish of the order crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form |
| lobefinnoun | Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crossopterygian"
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| Word | Definition |
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| lobefinnoun | Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii. |
| lobe-finned fishnoun | any 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. |
| otocephalannoun | Any 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. |
| beryciformnoun | Any 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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