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Malacopterygii n. pl. (Zool.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Malacopterygii" : Synodontidae, family Regalecidae, Regalecidae, Isospondyli, superorder Malacopterygii, Siluriformes, order Apodes, order Cypriniformes, Cypriniformes, Teleostei, order Gadiformes, order Anguilliformes, family Chlorophthalmidae, family Synodontidae, Gadiformes, Anacanthini, order Isospondyli, Trachipteridae, family Lampridae, order Siluriformes, Chlorophthalmidae, family Trachipteridae