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Osteichthyes

Syllabification: (Os·te·ich·thy·es)
Pronunciation: /ˌästēˈikTHē-ēz/

Zoology
Definition of Osteichthyes
  • a class of fishes that includes those with a bony skeleton. Compare with Chondrichthyes.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek osteon 'bone' + ikhthus 'fish'

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