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Meaning of ISOSPONDYLI

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
 

ISOSPONDYLI is a 11 letter word that starts with I.

 

 Synonyms: order Isospondyli
 
 See Also: Albulidae, animal order, Argentinidae, Clupeidae, Coregonidae, Elopidae, Engraulidae, family Albulidae, family Argentinidae, family Clupeidae, family Coregonidae, family Elopidae, family Engraulidae, family Gonorhynchidae, family Myctophidae, family Osmeridae, family Salmonidae, Gonorhynchidae, Malacopterygii, Myctophidae, Osmeridae, Salmonidae, superorder Malacopterygii

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\I`so*spon"dy*li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal
+ ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons,
herrings, and many allied forms.

 

 

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