bony-fish

  • 61bony — UK [ˈbəʊnɪ] / US [ˈboʊnɪ] adjective Word forms bony : adjective bony comparative bonier superlative boniest 1) a bony part of the body is so thin that the shape of the bones can be seen bony fingers 2) made mainly from bone the bony plates that… …

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  • 62bony — bon|y [ˈbəuni US ˈbou ] adj 1.) someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin ▪ She had a bony intelligent face. ▪ He was tall and bony. 2.) bony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones 3.) a part of an animal that is bony consists… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63fish — 1) any chordate below the tetrapods. A poikilothermic aquatic chordate breathing by means of gills throughout life (accessory organs may be used) and having limbs, if any, in the form of fins. For convenience, lancelets, lampreys and hagfishes… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 64fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical …

    English dictionary for students

  • 65bony — bon|y [ bouni ] adjective 1. ) a bony part of the body is so thin that the shape of the bones can be seen: bony fingers 2. ) made mainly from bone: the bony plates that protect a crocodile s body 3. ) fish that is bony has a lot of bones in it,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 66bony — adjective 1 someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin: Her hand felt cold and bony. 2 bony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones 3 a part of an animal that is bony consists mostly of bone …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67bony flying fish — mažagalvis jūrų čiurlys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hirundichthys oxycephalus angl. bony flying fish; sharp headed flying fish rus. малоголовый ласточкокрыл ryšiai: platesnis terminas – jūrų… …

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  • 68fish — I. noun (plural fish or fishes) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis Date: before 12th century 1. a. an aquatic animal usually used in combination < starfish …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 69bony — also boney adjective (bonier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. consisting of bone b. resembling bone 2. a. full of bones < a bony piece of fish > b. having prominent bones …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 70bony bream — /boʊni ˈbrɪm/ (say bohnee brim) noun (plural bony bream or bony breams) any of various Australian freshwater clupeid fish, especially Nematalosa erebi, found in river systems from SA to the NT, and N. vlaminghi, the Perth herring, found in river&#8230; …