acanthopterygian vs plectognath

plectognath vs acanthopterygian

acanthopterygian and plectognath both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acanthopterygian	Yes	No	No	No
plectognath	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plectognath is a hyponym of acanthopterygian; that is, plectognath is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acanthopterygian:

acanthopterygian: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
plectognath: tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines

Other hyponyms of acanthopterygian include squirrelfish, anomalops, flashlight fish, flashlight fish, Photoblepharon palpebratus, dory, boarfish, Capros aper, boarfish, prickleback, stickleback, batfish, allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish, Opsanus tau, toadfish, frogfish, sargassum fish, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, remora, suckerfish, sucking fish, silverside, silversides, barracuda, launce, sand eel, sand lance, sand launce, dragonet, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish, plectognath fish, flatfish.

acanthopterygian (noun)	plectognath (noun)
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays	tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines

Difference between acanthopterygian and plectognath

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