synentognathi Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks
    order Synentognathi.

WordNet

Syn`en*tog"na*thi noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. with + within + jaw.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the true flying fishes.

Webster 1913