- Teleostean
- Teleostean Te`le*os"te*an, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the teleosts. -- n. A teleostean fish. [1913 Webster]
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Teleostean
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teleostean — TELEOSTEÁN, teleosteeni, s.m. (La pl.) Grup de peşti caracterizaţi prin coloana vertebrală şi craniul complet osoase, corpul acoperit cu solzi osoşi şi coada împărţită în două părţi egale; (şi la sg.) peşte care face parte din acest grup. ♢… … Dicționar Român
teleostean — adjective see teleost … New Collegiate Dictionary
teleostean — noun Any of very many ray finned fish of the subclass Teleostei … Wiktionary
teleosteán — s. m., pl. (sil. le os , te an) teleosteéni … Romanian orthography
teleostean — tel·e·os·te·an … English syllables
teleostean — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ästēən adjective or noun Etymology: New Latin Teleostei + English an : teleost … Useful english dictionary
salmoniform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the order Salmoniformes, a diverse and complex group of fishes. The order consists of about 1,000 species in the freshwaters and in the oceans of the world. Included are the familiar trout, salmon, and pike … Universalium
osteoglossomorph — ▪ fish Introduction any member of what is widely believed to be the most primitive group of bony fishes (bony fish). This reputation stems from their rudimentary caudal skeleton and the lack of a set of intermuscular bones throughout the… … Universalium
paracanthopterygian — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the superorder Paracanthopterygii, a predatory, primarily marine group that forms one of about six major branches of the Teleostei (teleost), or bony fishes, the dominant modern aquatic vertebrates.… … Universalium
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
