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teleosts

teleosts is the plural of teleost.

Meaning of teleost

Noun

teleost (plural teleosts)

  1. A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.
    • There are no direct studies of the effects of arginine vasotocin or 4 Ser, 8 Ile oxytocin in the holostean bony fish. It can only be suggested that the histological evidence suggests a possible role in the control of the adenohypophysis and that systemic effects might well parallel those found in...1969, W. S. Hoar, D. J. Randall (editors), Fish Physiology, Volume 2: The Endocrine System, page 156

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What is teleosts the plural of?
Teleosts is the plural of teleost.

Words near teleosts in the dictionary

  1. teleost
  2. teleostean
  3. teleosteans
  4. teleostome
  5. teleostomes
  6. teleosts
  7. teleotoscope
  8. teleotoscopes
  9. teleozetic
  10. telepad
  11. telepads

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