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neoteleostian

neoteleostian is the misspelling of neoteleostean.

Meaning of neoteleostean

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

Questions about neoteleostian

What is neoteleostian the misspelling of?
Neoteleostian is the misspelling of neoteleostean.

Words near neoteleostian in the dictionary

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

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