Osteichthyes

[os-tee-ik-thee-eez]

noun

1. the class comprising the bony fishes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Osteichthyes¹

< New Latin < Greek osté ( on ) bone ( oste- ) + ichthýes fish (plural of ichthȳ́s )

Example Sentences

Bony fish like salmon, marlin and some 28,000 other species make up the osteichthyes.

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That appeared to disprove earlier theories that modern vertebrates with bony skeletons, called osteichthyes, had evolved from a shark-like creature with a frame made of cartilage.

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