Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
superclass within theinfraphylum Gnathostomata — thebony fish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
Etymologies
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Examples
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All species of fishes that occur in Messel are so-called Osteichthyes, where their skeleton is, at least in part, composed of true bone.
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In the new Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, I've made my way through several articles over the last week: "Bistahieversor sealeyi, gen. et sp. nov., a new tyrannosauroid from New Mexico and the origin of deep snouts in Tyrannosauroidea"; "A reappraisal of the origin and basal radiation of the Osteichthyes"; and "Demythologizing Arctodus simus, the 'short-faced' long-legged predaceous bear that never was."
"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise." docbrite 2010
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In the new Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, I've made my way through several articles over the last week: "Bistahieversor sealeyi, gen. et sp. nov., a new tyrannosauroid from New Mexico and the origin of deep snouts in Tyrannosauroidea"; "A reappraisal of the origin and basal radiation of the Osteichthyes"; and "Demythologizing Arctodus simus, the 'short-faced' long-legged predaceous bear that never was."
"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise." greygirlbeast 2010
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Other Osteichthyes have cycloid scales that grow with the fish, are thin, more flexable, and overlap eachother.
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These eggs hatch and eventually become salmon. ocean sunfish is the biggest member of Osteichthyes, weighing up to 5,000 lb. and as long as
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Osteichthyes have a patter of rooted teeth, cranial bones, and medial mandibular muscle in the lower portion of their jaw.
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The labyrinth in the ear of Osteichthyes contain large operculum to help them breathe even when they are not moving throught the water.
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Osteichthyes was recently elevated from a taxonomic class into a superclass that is separated into two different classes,.
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Osteichthyes, making them the largest taxa of vertebrates left in existence today.
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The reproduction among organisms in Osteichthyes varies greatly, but is all sexual reproduction with separate sexes.
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