Definitions from Wiktionary (pterygiophore)
▸ noun: (marine biology) 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.
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▸ noun: (marine biology) 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.
Similar:
finspine,
pelvic fin,
pectoral fin,
pin bone,
pterygopodium,
actinost,
propterygium,
actinophore,
metapterygium,
ventral fin,
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