'Synentognathi' definitions:
Definition of 'Synentognathi'
From: WordNet
noun
Order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks [syn: Synentognathi, order Synentognathi]
Definition of 'Synentognathi'
From: GCIDE
- Synentognathi \Syn`en*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + 'ento`s within + gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.) An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the true flying fishes. [1913 Webster]