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Meaning of actinost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)

Examples

“The second well-developed actinost is below the vertebra supporting the subcaudal blood-vessels, but that is not so strong proximally as the first; the ribs are not directed downwards, but backwards, and are entirely separated from each other.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

actinostele actinostelic actinostolid actinostome actinote actinotherapeutics

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