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teleostean
Variant of teleost
teleost
definition
tel·eost (tel′ē äst′, tē′lē-)
noun
any of many orders of bony fishes having a consolidated internal skeleton, swim bladder, thin cycloid scales, etc.
Etymology: < Gr teleos, complete < telos (see telo-) + osteon, bone: see ossify
adjective
of or belonging to the teleosts
Also teleostean tel′·eos′·tean (-äs′tē ən)
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