Acanthomorph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acanthomorph is a noun meaning Any of the fish of the 14,000 species in the clade Acanthomorpha in infraclass Teleostei.
Meaning
Any of the fish of the 14,000 species in the clade Acanthomorpha in infraclass Teleostei.
Example Sentences
Most rarely, Cretaceous and Tertiary phyllodont remains are related to the modern acanthomorph family Labridae (Labrodon).
Word Forms
- acanthomorphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acanthodid, acanthopterygian, acanthopt, acanthopteri, acanthuriform, acanthodiform.
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