teleost

also tel·e·os·te·an (-ŏs'tē-ən)
adj.
Of or belonging to the Teleostei or Teleostomi, a large group of fishes with bony skeletons, including most common fishes. The teleosts are distinct from the cartilaginous fishes such as sharks, rays, and skates.

n.
A teleost fish.

[From New Latin Teleosteī, group name (Greek teleos, complete; see teleology + osteon, bone) and from New Latin Teleostomī, group name (Greek teleos, complete + Greek stoma, mouth).]

Fish of the class Osteichthyes, having the skeleton completely ossified.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
  Synonyms: teleost fish, teleostan

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