HyperDic: class_osteichthyes

English > 1 sense of the expression class Osteichthyes:
NOUNanimalclass Osteichthyes, Osteichthyesa class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
English > class Osteichthyes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage.
SynonymOsteichthyes
Member ofVertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniatafishes
MembersCrossopterygii, subclass Crossopterygiifishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
Dipnoi, subclass Dipnoibony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills
Teleostei, subclass Teleosteilarge diverse group of bony fishes
bony fishAny fish of the class Osteichthyes
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
CatalanOsteichthyes

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