isospondyli
NounSynonyms:
order Isospondyli
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Noun (1)
- most primitive teleost fishes, all are soft-finned: salmon, trout, herring, shad, sardines, anchovies, whitefish, smelts, tarponSynonyms: order IsospondyliType of animal orderMember of Malacopterygii, superorder MalacopterygiiMembers Myctophidae, Engraulidae, Albulidae, Elopidae, Salmonidae, Gonorhynchidae, Clupeidae, Coregonidae +2 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
I′so·spon′dy·li plural noun
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. ἴσος equal + …, …, a vertebra.
Zoology An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54