Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CHON-DROP-TE-RYG'I-AN
CHON-DROP-TE-RYG'I-AN, n. [Gr. χονδρος and πτερυ.]
The chondropterygians are an order of fishes, characterized by the gristly nature of the spines which support the fins. – Cuvier.
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