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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek teleios complete, perfect (from telos end) + osteon bone — more at osseous Date: 1862 bony fish • teleost adjective • teleostean adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any fish of the subclass Teleostei of bony fish, including eels, plaice, salmon, etc. Etymology: Gk teleo- complete + osteon bone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Teleost Te"le*ost, n. [Gr. ? complete + ? bone.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively.