teleost

[ tel-ee-ost, tee-lee- ]

/ ˈtɛl iˌɒst, ˈti li- /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species.

noun

Also called tel·e·o·stome

[tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-]. /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/. a teleost fish.

Sometimes tel·e·os·te·an

[tel-ee-os-tee-uhn, tee-lee-] /ˌtɛl iˈɒs ti ən, ˌti li-/ .

Origin of teleost

1860–65; <New Latin Teleostei infraclass name (designating fish with completely ossified skeletons), plural of teleosteus, equivalent to Greek tele-tele-² + -osteos -boned, adj. derivative of ostéon bone; see osteo-, -ous

Words nearby teleost

teleology, teleomitosis, teleonomy, teleopsia, teleorganic, teleost, telepath, telepathist, telepathize, telepathy, teleph.

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Example sentences from the Web for teleost

Fig. 311 shows the entire intestinal tract of a Teleost fish, Echelus conger, the conger eel.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
It is seen that the two upper arches on each side are obliterated, as indeed they already are in some teleost fishes.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
Therefore it was thought that the teleost series could not have had a common origin with the series of sharks.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
In the sea, whales, sharks, and teleost fishes of modern types rule in the stead of huge swimming reptiles.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

Such for example is the case in some teleost fishes, as the pickerel (Fig. 48).
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for teleost

teleost

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌɒst, ˈtiːlɪ-) /

noun

any bony fish of the subclass Teleostei, having rayed fins and a swim bladder: the group contains most of the bony fishes, including the herrings, carps, eels, cod, perches, etc

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Teleostei

Word Origin for teleost

C19: from New Latin teleosteī (pl) creatures having complete skeletons, from Greek teleos complete + osteon bone

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Scientific definitions for teleost

teleost

[ tĕl′ē-ŏst′, tē′lē- ]

See bony fish.

单词	teleost
释义	teleost [ tel-ee-ost, tee-lee- ] / ˈtɛl iˌɒst, ˈti li- / adjective belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species. noun Also called tel·e·o·stome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-]. /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/. a teleost fish. Sometimes tel·e·os·te·an [tel-ee-os-tee-uhn, tee-lee-] /ˌtɛl iˈɒs ti ən, ˌti li-/ . Origin of teleost 1860–65; <New Latin Teleostei infraclass name (designating fish with completely ossified skeletons), plural of teleosteus, equivalent to Greek tele-tele-² + -osteos -boned, adj. derivative of ostéon bone; see osteo-, -ous Words nearby teleost teleology, teleomitosis, teleonomy, teleopsia, teleorganic, teleost, telepath, telepathist, telepathize, telepathy, teleph. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teleost Fig. 311 shows the entire intestinal tract of a Teleost fish, Echelus conger, the conger eel. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington It is seen that the two upper arches on each side are obliterated, as indeed they already are in some teleost fishes. Evolution\|Joseph Le Conte Therefore it was thought that the teleost series could not have had a common origin with the series of sharks. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan In the sea, whales, sharks, and teleost fishes of modern types rule in the stead of huge swimming reptiles. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton Such for example is the case in some teleost fishes, as the pickerel (Fig. 48). The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington British Dictionary definitions for teleost teleost / (ˈtɛlɪˌɒst, ˈtiːlɪ-) / noun any bony fish of the subclass Teleostei, having rayed fins and a swim bladder: the group contains most of the bony fishes, including the herrings, carps, eels, cod, perches, etc adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the Teleostei Word Origin for teleost C19: from New Latin teleosteī (pl) creatures having complete skeletons, from Greek teleos complete + osteon bone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for teleost teleost [ tĕl′ē-ŏst′, tē′lē- ] See bony fish. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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