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Teleost

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.

    "1969, W. S. Hoar, D. J. Randall (editors), Fish Physiology, Volume 2: The Endocrine System, page 156, There are no direct studies of the effects of arginine vasotocin or 4 Ser, 8 Ile oxytocin in the holostean bony fish. It can only be suggested that the histological evidence suggests a possible role in the control of the adenohypophysis and that systemic effects might well parallel those found in the closely related teleosts."

  2. 2
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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