physoclistous

[ fahy-suh-klis-tuhs ]

adjectiveIchthyology.
  1. having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.

Origin of physoclistous

1
1885–90; <New Latin Physoclist(i) genus name (<Greek phȳso-physo- + kleistoí, plural of kleistós shut, verbid of kleíein to shut) + -ous

Words Nearby physoclistous

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for physoclistous

physoclistous

/ (ˌfaɪsəʊˈklɪstəs) /


adjective
  1. (of fishes) having an air bladder that is not connected to the alimentary canal: Compare physostomous

Origin of physoclistous

1
C19: from Greek phusa bladder + -clistous, from kleistos closed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012