Etymology

teleost

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Today it means: Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλεος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλεος“complete”
  2. English todayteleost

From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Words from the same roots

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teleology

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