Teleost Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix tele-

Teleost has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

teleost fish teleost teleostan

A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.

Adjective

Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons.

See Also

teleostei fish ostarioclupeomorph nonteleost clupeocephalan bony teleosts infraclass

Related Terms

teleostei fish ostarioclupeomorph nonteleost clupeocephalan bony teleosts infraclass ossean megalocytivirus skeleton euteleosteomorph weberian ossicle

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

bony fish

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

soft-finned fish cornetfish pipefish snipefish shrimpfish trumpetfish needlefish flying fish halfbeak saury spiny-finned fish sweeper ganoid

Rhyming Words

ost bost wost yost dost lost oost post rost most fost host nost cost jost coost frost roost joost thost

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