spiny-finned

[ spahy-nee-find ]

adjectiveIchthyology.
  1. having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.

Origin of spiny-finned

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for spiny-finned

spiny-finned

adjective
  1. (of certain fishes) having fins that are supported by stiff bony spines: See also acanthopterygian Compare soft-finned

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