Pterygiophore

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAny of the bones in a fish that support the dorsal fin. There are two to three of them: proximal, middle, and distal. In spinous fins the distal is often fused to the middle or not present at all.

Synonyms

finspine pelvic fin pectoral fin pin bone pterygopodium actinost propterygium actinophore metapterygium ventral fin ichthyopterygium mesopterygium

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