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noun
Any of the bones in a fish that support the dorsal fin. There are two to three of them: proximal, middle, and distal. In spinous fins the distal is often fused to the middle or not present at all.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: marine biology
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History
Etymology tree English pterygium Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)der. New Latin -phorusbor. English -phore English pterygiophore From pterygium + -phore.
