teleost

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. 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

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