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os·tar·i·o·phy·si \-īˌsī\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ostario- (from Greek ostarion small bone, diminutive of osteon bone) + -physi (from Greek physa bellows, bladder) — more at pustule : a large order or other division of teleost fishes (as the characin, carp, catfish) having the anterior four vertebrae strongly modified and often grown together and supporting a chain of small bones which connect the air bladder with the ear • os·tar·i·o·phys·i·al \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fizēəl\ adjective • os·tar·i·o·phy·sine \-fīˌsīn\ adjective • os·tar·i·o·phy·sous \-fīsəs\ adjective |