"acanthopterous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English acantho- English -pterous English acanthopterous From acantho- + -pterous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|acantho-|-pterous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English acantho- English -pterous English acanthopterous From acantho- + -pterous. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} acanthopterous (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Spiny-winged. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-acanthopterous-en-adj-bBZMCbEp Categories (other): Zoology, English terms prefixed with acantho-, English terms suffixed with -pterous Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with acantho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pterous: 49 51 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) Acanthopterygious Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-acanthopterous-en-adj-Ze39jgmm Categories (other): Zoology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with acantho-, English terms suffixed with -pterous, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with acantho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pterous: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 80 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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