HyperDic: teleost_fish

English > 1 sense of the expression teleost fish:
NOUNanimalteleost fish, teleost, teleostana bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
English > teleost fish: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA bony fish of the subclass Teleostei.
Synonymsteleost, teleostan
Member ofTeleostei, subclass Teleosteilarge diverse group of bony fishes
Narrowercornetfishslender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
flying fishTropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
ganoid, ganoid fishPrimitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
halfbeakTropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
needlefish, gar, billfishelongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws
pipefish, needlefishfish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
saury, billfish, Scomberesox saurusslender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
shrimpfish, shrimp-fishslender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates
snipefish, bellows fishsmall bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
soft-finned fish, malacopterygianAny fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygianA teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
sweeperlittle-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatusTropical Atlantic fish with a long snout
Broaderbony fishAny fish of the class Osteichthyes
Spanishpez teleósteo, teleostan, teleostei, teleósteo, teleósteos
Catalanteleostan, teleosti, teleostis

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