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tel·e·ost T0089800 (tĕl′ē-ŏst′, tē′lē-)n. Any of various fishes of the group Teleostei, having a protrusible upper jaw and including most of the ray-finned fishes.
[From New Latin Teleosteī, group name (Greek teleos, complete; see teleology + osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots) and from New Latin Teleostomī, group name (Greek teleos, complete + Greek stoma, mouth).]teleost (ˈtɛlɪˌɒst; ˈtiːlɪ-) n (Animals) 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, etcadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Teleostei[C19: from New Latin teleosteī (pl) creatures having complete skeletons, from Greek teleos complete + osteon bone]tel•e•ost (ˈtɛl iˌɒst, ˈti li-) also tel`e•os′te•an,
adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, several orders of bony fishes that have a swim bladder and thin scales: includes most living species. n. 2. a teleost fish. [1860–65; < New Latin Teleostei (1844), orig. designating all fish with completely ossified skeletons, pl. of teleosteus= Greek tele- tele-2 + -osteos -boned, adj. derivative of ostéon bone; see osteo-, -ous] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | teleost - a bony fish of the subclass Teleosteiteleost fish, teleostanmalacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygiicornetfish - slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scalespipefish, needlefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony platesbellows fish, snipefish - small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouthshrimpfish, shrimp-fish - slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent platesAulostomus maculatus, trumpetfish - tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout downbony fish - any fish of the class Osteichthyessubclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living speciesneedlefish, gar, billfish - elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal watersflying fish - tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flighthalfbeak - tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jawsaury, Scomberesox saurus, billfish - slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic watersacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rayssweeper - little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed bodyganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering |
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teleost (tĕl′ē-ŏst′, tē′lē-)n. Any of various fishes of the group Teleostei, having a protrusible upper jaw and including most of the ray-finned fishes.teleost any bony fish of the subclass Teleostei, containing all the present-day bony fishes, except lungfish, sturgeon and garpike.They are characterized by the presence of an AIR BLADDER.teleostenUK
Related to teleost: ActinopterygiiSynonyms for teleostnoun a bony fish of the subclass TeleosteiSynonymsRelated Words- malacopterygian
- soft-finned fish
- cornetfish
- pipefish
- needlefish
- bellows fish
- snipefish
- shrimpfish
- shrimp-fish
- Aulostomus maculatus
- trumpetfish
- bony fish
- subclass Teleostei
- Teleostei
- gar
- billfish
- flying fish
- halfbeak
- saury
- Scomberesox saurus
- acanthopterygian
- spiny-finned fish
- sweeper
- ganoid
- ganoid fish
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