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Definition of Ostariophysi
1. Noun. In some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostariophysi
Literary usage of Ostariophysi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"A number of senescent armored types of Ostariophysi are known, ... of eel-like
fishes is doubtless a senescent derivative of either the Ostariophysi or the ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"The fault lies with Nature, who has not done her part in the elimination of
interlocking forms. The emphasis laid on the characters of the Ostariophysi is a ..."
3. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"American authorities separate the Ostariophysi from the ... The Ostariophysi are
remarkable in having a chain of bones (Weberian apparatus, p. ..."
4. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1902)
"Our authorities separate the Ostariophysi from the ... The Ostariophysi are
remarkable in having a chain of bones connecting the swim bladder with the ear. ..."
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