"teleost" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τέλεος||complete}} Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} teleost (not comparable)
  1. Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-teleost-en-adj-xvhp2NDn

Noun [English]

Forms: teleosts [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τέλεος||complete}} Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} teleost (plural teleosts)
  1. A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.
    Sense id: en-teleost-en-noun-U8eGZGfw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

Inflected forms

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