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teleostean

teleostean noun: any of very many ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei.

Noun

teleostean (plural teleosteans)

  1. Any of very many ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei.

Forms of teleostean

pluralteleosteans

Origin of teleostean

Teleostei + -an

Questions about teleostean

What does teleostean mean?
Teleostean means any of very many ray-finned fish of the infraclass Teleostei.
What part of speech is teleostean?
Teleostean is a noun.
What is the plural of teleostean?
The plural of teleostean is teleosteans.

Words near teleostean in the dictionary

  1. teleosaurids
  2. teleosaurs
  3. teleosemantic
  4. teleosemantics
  5. teleost
  6. teleostean
  7. teleosteans
  8. teleostome
  9. teleostomes
  10. teleosts
  11. teleotoscope

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