Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protacanthopterygian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-ta-can-thoptery-gian
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or from the superorder Protacanthopterygii of ray-finned fish.

noun

A fish of this superorder.

Example Sentences

"Rosen (1973) separated the stomiiforms (= Stomiatoidei) from other protacanthopterygian groups, placing them as the sister-group of all other neoteleosts (Eurypterygii)."

Inflected Forms

protacanthopterygians (plural)

Questions

What does protacanthopterygian mean?: Of or from the superorder Protacanthopterygii of ray-finned fish.

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