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osmeriform

osmeriform adjective: of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones.

Adjective

osmeriform (not comparable)

  1. Of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones.

Questions about osmeriform

What does osmeriform mean?
Osmeriform means of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones.
What part of speech is osmeriform?
Osmeriform is an adjective.

Words near osmeriform in the dictionary

  1. osmazome
  2. Osment
  3. Osments
  4. osmerid
  5. osmerids
  6. osmeriform
  7. osmeteria
  8. osmeterial
  9. osmeterium
  10. Osmeña
  11. osmiamate

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