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Webster 1913 Edition
Holostei
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Ho-los′te-i
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὅλοσ
whole + [GREEK] a bone.] (Zool.)
An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.
Definition 2024
Holostei
Holostei
Translingual
Proper noun
Holostei
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Neopterygii – bony fish, with primitive characteristics; the bowfin and the gars.
Usage notes
- A paraphyletic group, likely to be reclassified.
Hypernyms
- (infraclass): Vertebrata - subphylum, Gnathostomata - infraphylum, Osteichthyes - superclass, Actinopterygii - class, Neopterygii - subclass
Hyponyms
- (infraclass): Amiiformes, Lepisosteiformes, †Macrosemiiformes, †Semionotiformes - orders