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adj
Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: teleost fish, teleostan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bony fish
Narrower terms: soft-finned fish, malacopterygian, cornetfish, pipefish, needlefish, snipefish, bellows fish, shrimpfish, shrimp-fish, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus, gar, billfish, flying fish, halfbeak, saury, Scomberesox saurus, spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian, sweeper, ganoid, ganoid fish
History
From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
