actinost
noun
ac·ti·nost
\ˈak-tə-ˌnäst\
Definition of actinost
-s
: one of certain small bones directly supporting the rays of paired fins of teleost and some ganoid fishes —called also carpal, pterygiophore — compare hypercoracoid
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Origin and Etymology of actinost
actin- + -ost
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