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adj. Of or belonging to the Teleostei or Teleostomi, a large group of fishes with bony skeletons, including most common fishes. The teleosts are distinct from the cartilaginous fishes such as sharks, rays, and skates.

n. A teleost fish.

adj. of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons

n. such a fish

n. One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively.

In ichthyology, osseous, as a fish; having a well-ossified skeleton, as ordinary fishes; of or pertaining to the Teleostei.

n. An osseous fish; any member of the Teleostei. See cuts on following page, and cuts under Esox, optic, palatoquadrate, parasphenoid, and pike.

n. a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

"Similarly, lungs were a selective advantage to fish living in stagnant waters, enabling them to breathe air, long before the descendants of these fish walked on land; in modern teleost fishes the lung has lost its function as a breathing organ, and has been transformed into a hydrostatic organ, the swim bladder."

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spiny-finned fish    sweeper    aulostomus maculatus    shrimpfish    malacopterygian   

dry-fly    fur seal    anadromous    puffer    fresh-caught