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xenopterygii

xenopterygii


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Xenopterygii  \Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  from  Gr  xe`nos 
  strange  +  ?,  dim.  of  ?  a  wing.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  suborder  of  fishes  including  {Gobiesox}  and  allied  genera. 
  These  fishes  have  soft-rayed  fins,  and  a  ventral  sucker 
  supported  in  front  by  the  pectoral  fins.  They  are  destitute 
  of  scales.