Cleithrum

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA large bone in fishes, which extends upward from the base of the pectoral fin and anchors to the cranium above the gills, forming the posterior edge of the gill chamber.

Synonyms

supracleithrum actinost postclavicle lepidotrichium caudal keel ichthyolith ichthyopterygium caudal peduncle ceratotrichia pectoral fin archipterygium symplectic

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