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osteichthyan

osteichthyan noun: a bony fish of the class Osteichthyes.

Noun

osteichthyan (plural osteichthyans)

  1. A bony fish of the class Osteichthyes.

Forms of osteichthyan

pluralosteichthyans

Origin of osteichthyan

Osteichthyes + -an

Questions about osteichthyan

What does osteichthyan mean?
Osteichthyan means a bony fish of the class Osteichthyes.
What part of speech is osteichthyan?
Osteichthyan is a noun.
What is the plural of osteichthyan?
The plural of osteichthyan is osteichthyans.

Words near osteichthyan in the dictionary

  1. ostectomy
  2. osteectomies
  3. osteectomy
  4. Osteen
  5. osteichthian
  6. osteichthyan
  7. osteichthyans
  8. ostein
  9. osteitic
  10. osteitides
  11. osteitis

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