Definition of teleostei Teleostei

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Noun

teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
  subclass Teleostei
  class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
  class osteichthyes, osteichthyes a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
  malacopterygii, superorder malacopterygii an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
  order solenichthyes, solenichthyes bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout
  leptocephalus slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
  teleost, teleost fish, teleostan a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
  alepisaurus, genus alepisaurus slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
  order osteoglossiformes, osteoglossiformes teleost fish with bony tongues
  order synentognathi, synentognathi order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks
  acanthopterygii, superorder acanthopterygii teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
  family pempheridae, pempheridae sweepers
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • teleostei (n. pl.)
    A subclass of fishes including all the ordinary bony fishes as distinguished from the ganoids.

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