Definition of isospondyli Isospondyli
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What does isospondyli mean?
WordNet
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| isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon | ||
| order Isospondyli | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| malacopterygii, superorder malacopterygii an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays | ||
| family gonorhynchidae, gonorhynchidae coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus | ||
| clupeidae, family clupeidae herrings; shad; sardines; etc. | ||
| engraulidae, family engraulidae anchovies | ||
| family salmonidae, salmonidae salmon and trout | ||
| coregonidae, family coregonidae soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae | ||
| family osmeridae, osmeridae smelts | ||
| elopidae, family elopidae tarpons and ladyfishes | ||
| albulidae, family albulidae bonefish | ||
| argentinidae, family argentinidae small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- isospondyli (n. pl.)
An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms.
Part of speech
🔤- isospondyli, noun, singular of isospondylis / isospondylies.
