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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOsteichthyan
/ˌɒstiˈɪkθiən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A member of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes, comprising fish that have a skeleton composed predominantly of bone rather than cartilage.
"The fossil record shows that osteichthyans first appeared in the late Silurian period."
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Relating to or characteristic of bony fish.
"Biologists compared the fin structures of various osteichthyan species."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin Osteichthyes, coined from Ancient Greek osteon meaning 'bone' and ichthys meaning 'fish'. The taxonomic suffix -an denotes pertaining to or a member of that group, formally established in vertebrate zoology during the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Osteichthyan" is said worldwide
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ostéichthyen
Transliteration: /ɔs.te.ik.tjɛ̃/
"La truite est un poisson ostéichthyen."
Knochenfisch
Transliteration: /ˈknɔxn̩ˌfɪʃ/
"Die meisten bekannten Fischarten gehören zu den Knochenfischen."
osteitto
Transliteration: /osˈtɛit.to/
"Gli osteitti possiedono uno scheletro osseo."
osteictio
Transliteration: /osˈteik.tjo/
"El atún es un claro ejemplo de pez osteictio."
osteicte
Transliteration: /osˈtej.tʃi/
"Os osteíctes formam o grupo dominante de vertebrados aquáticos."
अस्थिल मछली
Transliteration: asthil machhli
"अस्थिल मछलियों का कंकाल मुख्य रूप से हड्डी का बना होता है।"
硬骨鱼
Transliteration: yìng gǔ yú
"硬骨鱼是脊椎动物中最大的一类。"
경골어류
Transliteration: gyeonggol-eoryu
"경골어류는 단단한 뼈로 이루어진 골격을 가지고 있습니다."
硬骨魚類
Transliteration: kōkotsugyorui
"硬骨魚類はほとんどすべての現生魚類を含んでいます。"
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