Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAL-A-COP-TE-RYG'I-OUS
MAL-A-COL'O-GYMAL-A-COS'TO-MOUS
MAL-A-COP-TE-RYG'I-OUS, a. [Gr. μαλακος, soft, and πτερυγιον, a point or feather.]
Having bony rays or fins, not sharp or pointed at the extremity; as a fish.
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