Osteichthyes

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”).

Proper noun

Osteichthyes

A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata – the bony fish.

Hypernyms

(superclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum

Hyponyms

(superclass): Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii

References

Osteichthyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Osteichthyes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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