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teleostome Ichth.|ˈtɛliːəstəʊm| [ad. mod.L. teleostom-us, f. teleo-1 + Gr. στόµα mouth.] A fish of the division Teleostomi (Th. Gill 1872), including the teleosts and ganoids (i.e. all the higher fishes), characterized by well-developed maxillary, dentary, and membrane bones. So teˈleostomate, ˌteleostomatous |-ˈstɒmətəs|, teleˈostomous adjs., belonging to or having the characters of the Teleostomi.
1896H. Woodward Guide Fossil Reptiles Brit. Mus. 109 A break in the series of Teleostomatous fishes. 1900Nature 20 Sept. 505/2 The Crossopterygii are a group of Teleostomous fishes. 1901Ibid. 14 Nov. 38/1 The difference between the typically meroblastic egg of the shark and the holoblastic egg of such a teleostome as the sturgeon. |