Anacanthini \An`a*can"thi*ni\, Anacanths \An"a*canths\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ? thorny, fr. ? thorn.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.
Anacanthini n : at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications [syn: {order Anacanthini}]