bonytongue
bonytongue noun: any in the family Osteoglossidae of large freshwater fishes or its parent groupings, suborder Osteoglossoidei and order Osteoglossiformes.
Noun
bonytongue (plural bonytongues)
- Any in the family Osteoglossidae of large freshwater fishes or its parent groupings, suborder Osteoglossoidei and order Osteoglossiformes.
- They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 49
bonytongue meaning in Tamil
bonytongue in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of bonytongue
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Origin of bonytongue
bony + tongue, in reference to a toothed bone on the floor of the mouth.
Questions about bonytongue
- What does bonytongue mean?
- Bonytongue means any in the family Osteoglossidae of large freshwater fishes or its parent groupings, suborder Osteoglossoidei and order Osteoglossiformes.
- What is bonytongue in Tamil?
- Bonytongue in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Bonytongue meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bonytongue?
- Bonytongue is a noun.
- What is the plural of bonytongue?
- The plural of bonytongue is bonytongues.
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