teleost
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Teleost — Te le*ost, n. [Gr. ? complete + ? bone.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teleost — [tel′ēäs΄tē ən, tē′lēäs΄tē əntel′ē äst΄, tē′lēäst΄] n. [< Gr teleos, complete < telos (see TELO 1) + osteon, bone: see OSSIFY] any of many orders of bony fishes having a consolidated internal skeleton, swim bladder, thin cycloid scales, etc … English World dictionary
teleost — /tel ee ost , tee lee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species. n. 2. Also called teleostome /tel ee euh stohm , tee lee /. a teleost fish. Also, teleostean. [1860 65; < NL… … Universalium
teleost — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek teleios complete, perfect (from telos end) + osteon bone more at osseous Date: 1862 bony fish • teleost adjective • teleostean adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
teleost — tel•e•ost [[t]ˈtɛl iˌɒst, ˈti li [/t]] also tel e•os′te•an adj. 1) ich belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, several orders of bony fishes that have a swim bladder and thin scales: includes most living species 2) ich a teleost fish •… … From formal English to slang
teleost — /ˈtɛliɒst/ (say teleeost) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the Teleostei, the group of fishes that have a skeleton composed at least in part of bone rather than of cartilage, including the large majority of living species of fish. –noun 2. a …
teleost fish — noun a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei • Syn: ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Hypernyms: ↑bony fish • Hyponyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian, ↑c … Useful english dictionary
teleost — tele·ost (telґe ost) a member of the Teleostei, comprising the higher bony fishes … Medical dictionary
teleost — [ tɛlɪɒst, ti:l ] noun Zoology a fish of a large group (division Teleostei) that comprises most bony fishes (apart from sturgeons, lungfishes, and some other kinds). Origin C19: from Gk teleos complete + osteon bone … English new terms dictionary
teleost — tel·e·ost … English syllables
