pterygiophore
Bony or cartilaginous structures via which the rays of the median fins articulate and connect to the body.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
Bony or cartilaginous structures via which the rays of the median fins articulate and connect to the body.
Used in 31 profiles
In ichthyology, a bony or cartilaginous support for a fin ray or spine.
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In vertebrates, the internal structure composed of bone and/or cartilage that supports the soft tissues and protects the internal organs.
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Any structure suspending or holding up another, especially the series of cartilage and bone suspending the lower jaw from the skull.
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Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments comprising the spinal column.
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One of the bony or cartilaginous arches situated on either side of the pharynx that form the branchial arches and lower jaw.