thoracostei

thoracostei: \\ˌthōrəˈkästēˌī, ˌthȯr-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from thorac- + -ostei (from Greek osteon bone) — more at osseous

in some classifications : an order comprising fishes with the body more or less completely covered by bony plates and the pharyngeal bones and other structures about the head more or less undeveloped and including the sticklebacks, pipefishes, and sea horses

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thoracostei — tho·ra·cos·tei … English syllables
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hemibranchii — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈbraŋkēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hemi (I) + branchii (from Latin branchia gill) more at branchia … Useful english dictionary
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