Osteichthyes

[ os-tee-ik-thee-eez ]

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noun

the class comprising the bony fishes.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Osteichthyes¹

< New Latin < Greek �ǲ��é ( on ) bone ( oste- ) + ��ٳ�ý�� fish (plural of ��ٳ��̄́�� )

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Bony fish like salmon, marlin and some 28,000 other species make up the osteichthyes.

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That appeared to disprove earlier theories that modern vertebrates with bony skeletons, called osteichthyes, had evolved from a shark-like creature with a frame made of cartilage.

From

osteichthyan osteitis

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