
• (n. pl.) A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales.
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Xe·nop`te·ryg'i·i noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
xe`nos strange + ..., dim. of ... a wing.]
(Zoology) A suborder of fishes including
Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They a...
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