TELEOSTEAN

Etymology

Noun

teleostean (plural teleosteans)

Any of very many ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei.

Source: Wiktionary


Te`le*os"te*an, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the teleosts.

– n.

Definition: A teleostean fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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