- notopterid
- no·top·ter·id
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notopterid
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notopterid — ▪ fish also called Knifefish, or Featherback, any of about eight species of air breathing, freshwater fishes constituting the family Notopteridae, found in quiet waters from Africa to Southeast Asia. Notopterids are long bodied, small… … Universalium
notopterid — I. nəˈtäptərə̇d, ˌrid adjective Etymology: New Latin Notopteridae : of or relating to the Notopteridae II. noun ( s) : a fish of the family Notopteridae … Useful english dictionary
osteoglossomorph — ▪ fish Introduction any member of what is widely believed to be the most primitive group of bony fishes (bony fish). This reputation stems from their rudimentary caudal skeleton and the lack of a set of intermuscular bones throughout the… … Universalium
knifefish — ▪ suborder Gymnotoidei any of certain New World fishes of the suborder Gymnotoidei, order Gymnotiformes. Knifefishes comprise, at most, about 50 species of Central and South American fishes found in quiet lakes and lagoons. They are placed… … Universalium
