bony fish

noun

A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.

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Meanings

nounbony fish (plural bony fishes or bony fish)

plural bony fishes

  1. A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.
  2. A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.

Translations

Catalan peix ossi
  • peix ossibony fish
Chinese Mandarin 硬骨鱼
  • 硬骨鱼bony fish
Danish benfisk
  • benfiskbony fish
Dutch beenvis
  • beenvisbony fish
Finnish luukala
  • luukalabony fish
French poisson osseux
  • poisson osseuxbony fish
German Knochenfisch
  • Knochenfischbony fish
Greek οστεϊχθύς
  • οστεϊχθύς (osteïchthýs)bony fish
Polish ryba kostna
  • ryba kostnabony fish
Swedish benfisk
  • benfiskbony fish
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