Definition of Osteichthyes in English:
Osteichthyes
plural noun ˌɒstɪˈɪkθiːzˌästēˈikTHēˌēz
Zoology A class of fishes that includes those with a bony skeleton.
Compare with Chondrichthyes
Example sentencesExamples
- The division Teleostei within the Osteichthyes (bony fish) is made up of 38 orders.
- The other two large groups are the class of Crustacea (Shrimp, Lobster, Crab) and Osteichthyes (bony fish).
- Jawed vertebrates are divided again into two groups, the cartilaginous Chondrichthyes (represented by sharks, rays, and chimeras) and the bony Osteichthyes.
- Gill rakers are found in both chondrichthyans and in Osteichthyes, as well as acanthodians.
- Our analyses also give a strong support for the separation of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) before the divergence of Osteichthyes (bony fishes) from the other gnathostomes.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek osteon 'bone' + ikhthus 'fish'.
Definition of Osteichthyes in US English:
Osteichthyes
plural nounˌästēˈikTHēˌēz
Zoology A class of fishes that includes those with a bony skeleton.
Compare with Chondrichthyes
Example sentencesExamples
- The other two large groups are the class of Crustacea (Shrimp, Lobster, Crab) and Osteichthyes (bony fish).
- Our analyses also give a strong support for the separation of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) before the divergence of Osteichthyes (bony fishes) from the other gnathostomes.
- Jawed vertebrates are divided again into two groups, the cartilaginous Chondrichthyes (represented by sharks, rays, and chimeras) and the bony Osteichthyes.
- The division Teleostei within the Osteichthyes (bony fish) is made up of 38 orders.
- Gill rakers are found in both chondrichthyans and in Osteichthyes, as well as acanthodians.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek osteon ‘bone’ + ikhthus ‘fish’.