‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; tassels, a fringe + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, dim. of &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; wing, fin. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]