noun
Meaning 1
A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.
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Phrase guide
bony fish
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noun
Meaning 2
A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.
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noun
Meaning 3
any fish of the class Osteichthyes
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Broader terms: fish
Narrower terms: crossopterygian, lobefin, lobe-finned fish, lungfish, teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: peix ossi — bony fish
- Chinese Mandarin: 硬骨鱼 — bony fish
- Dutch: beenvis — bony fish
- Finnish: luukala — bony fish
- French: poisson osseux — bony fish
- German: Knochenfisch — bony fish
- Greek: οστεϊχθύς (osteïchthýs) — bony fish
- Polish: ryba kostna — bony fish
- Swedish: benfisk — bony fish
- Volapük: bomafit — bony fish