- isospondylous
- iso·spon·dy·lous
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isospondylous
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Isospondylous — I so*spon dy*lous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Isospondyli}; having the anterior vertebr[ae] separate and normal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isospondylous — adjective see isospondyli * * * isospondylous, a. Ichthyol. (aɪsəʊˈspɒndɪləs) [f. mod.L. Isospondyl us (in pl. yli) (f. iso + Gr. σπόνδυλος, σϕόν vertebra, joint) + ous.] Belonging to, or having the characters of, the Isospondyli, an order of… … Useful english dictionary
isospondylous — referring to fishes having vertebrae behind the skull similar in form to the rest. Contrasts with Ostariophysans which have the anterior vertebrae modified into a Weberian apparatus … Dictionary of ichthyology
clupeiform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the superorder Clupeomorpha, a group of bony fishes (bony fish) with one living order, the Clupeiformes, that contains some of the world s most numerous and economically important fishes (fish). The order… … Universalium
goldeye — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : yellow star grass 2. : a small isospondylous edible fish (Amphiodon alosoides) widely distributed in lakes and streams of northern and western No. America * * * /gohld uy /, n., pl. goldeyes, (esp. collectively) goldeye. a… … Useful english dictionary
gonostomatidae — ˌgänəstōˈmad.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gonostomat , Gonostoma, type genus (from gon + stomat , stoma mouth) + idae more at stomach : a small family of slender elongate deep sea isospondylous fishes of the… … Useful english dictionary
pearlsides — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural pearlsides) : a small silvery isospondylous fish (Maurolicus pennanti) with several rows of luminous organs like pearls on the head and body that is widely distributed in the North Atlantic … Useful english dictionary
portheus — ˈpōrthēəs, ˌth(y)üs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek porthein + eus, agent suffix : a genus of extinct Cretaceous isospondylous fishes notable for their great size and strong teeth … Useful english dictionary
