Isospondyli — noun most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon • Syn: ↑order Isospondyli • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Isospondyli — I so*spon dy*li, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. i sos equal + ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
salmoniform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the order Salmoniformes, a diverse and complex group of fishes. The order consists of about 1,000 species in the freshwaters and in the oceans of the world. Included are the familiar trout, salmon, and pike … Universalium
Clupeidae — noun herrings; shad; sardines; etc. • Syn: ↑family Clupeidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Coregonidae — noun soft finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae • Syn: ↑family Coregonidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli … Useful english dictionary
Malacopterygii — noun an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays • Syn: ↑superorder Malacopterygii • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Teleostei, ↑subclass Teleostei … Useful english dictionary
Myctophidae — noun deep sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes • Syn: ↑family Myctophidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Osmeridae — noun smelts • Syn: ↑family Osmeridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
superorder Malacopterygii — noun an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays • Syn: ↑Malacopterygii • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Teleostei, ↑subclass Teleostei • Me … Useful english dictionary
