teleost


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
teleost /ˈtɛlɪɒst, ˈtiːl-/
noun Zoology a fish of a large group (division Teleostei) that comprises most bony fishes (apart from sturgeons, lungfishes, and some other kinds).
– origin C19: from Gk teleos ‘complete’ + osteon ‘bone’.
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