Definition of teleostan Teleostan

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What does teleostan mean?

Noun
teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
		teleost fish, teleost
		bony fish any fish of the class Osteichthyes
		subclass teleostei, teleostei large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
		malacopterygian, soft-finned fish any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
		cornetfish slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
		pipefish, needlefish fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
		bellows fish, snipefish small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
		shrimp-fish, shrimpfish slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates
		aulostomus maculatus, trumpetfish tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down
		gar, needlefish, billfish primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
		flying fish tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
		halfbeak tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
		saury, scomberesox saurus, billfish slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
		acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
		sweeper little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body