SYNENTOGNATHI

Synentognathi, order Synentognathi

(noun) order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Syn`en*tog"na*thi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the true flying fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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