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Definition of Teleostan
1. Noun. A bony fish of the subclass Teleostei.
Specialized synonyms: Malacopterygian, Soft-finned Fish, Cornetfish, Needlefish, Pipefish, Bellows Fish, Snipefish, Shrimp-fish, Shrimpfish, Aulostomus Maculatus, Trumpetfish, Billfish, Gar, Needlefish, Flying Fish, Halfbeak, Billfish, Saury, Scomberesox Saurus, Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish, Sweeper, Ganoid, Ganoid Fish
Generic synonyms: Bony Fish
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teleostan
Literary usage of Teleostan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The structures enumerated are given the following new interpretations by the
author: (1) the maxilla and premaxillae of the majority of teleostan fish ..."
2. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1902)
"... are singular among teleostan fishes for the embryonic character of their female
reproductive organs, which have no oviducts—just as, ..."
3. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1902)
"... are singular among teleostan fishes for the embryonic character of their female
reproductive organs, which have no oviducts—just as, ..."
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