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neoteleostean

neoteleostean noun: any fish of the clade Neoteleostei.

Noun

neoteleostean (plural neoteleosteans)

  1. Any fish of the clade Neoteleostei
    • Fishes of the neoteleostean clade are characterized by (among other traits) the possession of a large muscle that extends posterodorsally from the upper pharyngeal jaw to the vertebral column, the retractor dorsalis.1992, Richard L. Mayden, Systematics, Historical Ecology, and North American Freshwater Fishes

Forms of neoteleostean

pluralneoteleosteans

Questions about neoteleostean

What does neoteleostean mean?
Neoteleostean means any fish of the clade Neoteleostei.
What part of speech is neoteleostean?
Neoteleostean is a noun.
What is the plural of neoteleostean?
The plural of neoteleostean is neoteleosteans.

Words near neoteleostean in the dictionary

  1. neotechnic
  2. neotectonic
  3. neotectonics
  4. neoteinia
  5. neoteleost
  6. neoteleostean
  7. neoteleosteans
  8. neoteleostian
  9. neoteleosts
  10. neotendon
  11. neotendons

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