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Definition: XENOPTERYGII |
XENOPTERYGIINoun plural1. A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales. |
Etymology: Xenopterygii \Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i\, plural noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression xe`nos strange +, diminutive of a wing.]. (references) |
| Words rhyming with "XENOPTERYGII" (pronounced 'Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i'): Acanthopterygii, Alibi, Chondropterygii, Crossopterygii, Malacopterygii, Wapiti. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-i-i-n-o-p-r-t-x-y" | |
-2 letters: pyroxenite. | |
-3 letters: experting, exporting, pigeonite. | |
-4 letters: epoxying, exerting, exertion, expiring, eyepoint, genotype, inexpert, peignoir, petering, pointier, pyroxene, reignite, retyping. | |
-5 letters: entropy, epigone, epigoni, exigent, exiting, genitor, igniter, ignitor, integer, neotype, niterie, peering, pereion, perigon, pierogi, pioneer, pirogen, pitying, pointer, porting, preeing, preying, progeny, protege, protein, pyrogen, retying, rioting, ripieno, tiering, treeing, tropine, yperite. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)58 45 4E 4F 50 54 45 52 59 47 49 49 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-..- . -. --- .--. - . .-. -.--. --. .. .. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01011000 01000101 01001110 01001111 01010000 01010100 01000101 01010010 01011001 01000111 01001001 01001001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)X E N O P T E R Y G I I |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0058 0045 004E 004F 0050 0054 0045 0052 0059 0047 0049 0049 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)583948495054395259414343 |
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