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Osteichthyes — noun a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage • Syn: ↑class Osteichthyes • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Osteichthyes — Bony fish Temporal range: 420–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Osteichthyes — /os tee ik thee eez /, n. the class comprising the bony fishes. [ < NL < Gk osté(on) bone (see OSTE ) + ichthýes fish (pl. of ICHTHÝS)] * * * … Universalium
bony fish — any fish of the class Osteichthyes, characterized by gill covers, an air bladder, and a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * Any member of the vertebrate class Osteichthyes, including the great majority of… … Universalium
vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… … Universalium
Chordate — Chordata Temporal range: Early Cambrian – Recent, 540–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Prehistoric fish — are various groups of fishes that lived before recorded history. A few, such as the coelacanth still exist today and are considered living fossils.The first fish and the first vertebrates, were the ostracoderms, which appeared in the Cambrian… … Wikipedia
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
Craniata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subphylum Craniata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
