teleost
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- a bony fish of the subclass TeleosteiSynonyms: teleost fishteleostanType of bony fishKinds spiny-finned fish, snipefish, ganoid, halfbeak, trumpetfish, flying fish, saury, cornetfish, soft-finned fish, needlefish +3 moreMember of Teleostei, subclass Teleostei
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Te′le·ost noun
Origin: Gr. … complete + … bone.
Zoology One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54