'Dactylopterous' definitions:

Definition of 'Dactylopterous'

From: GCIDE
  • Dactylopterous \Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + ? wing, fin.] (Zool.) Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free, as in the gurnards. [1913 Webster]