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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living species.

noun

Also called tel·e·o·stome

[tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] . a teleost fish.

Also, tel·e·os·te·an.

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin Teleostei infraclass name (designating fish with completely ossified skeletons), plural of teleosteus, equivalent to Greek tele- tele-² + -osteos -boned, adj. derivative of ostéon bone; see osteo-, -ous

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teleost (ˈtɛlɪˌɒst, ˈtiːlɪ-)

—n
1.	any bony fish of the subclass Teleostei, having rayed fins and a swim bladder: the group contains most of the bony fishes, including the herrings, carps, eels, cod, perches, etc

—*adj*
2.	of, relating to, or belonging to the Teleostei

[C19: from New Latin teleosteī (pl) creatures having complete skeletons, from Greek teleos complete + osteon bone]

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(těl'ē-ŏst', tē'lē-) Pronunciation Key
See bony fish.

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