Ostariophysi
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin: Ancient Greek ὀστάριον (ostárion, “ossicle”) (diminutive of ὀστοῦν (ostoûn, “bone”)) + Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bladder”) + Latin -i (“second declension masculine plural”), referring to the Weberian apparatus.
Proper noun
[edit]Ostariophysi
- A taxonomic superorder within the class Teleostei – carps, minnows, characins, electric eels, catfish, etc.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class
Hyponyms
[edit]- (superorder): Gonorynchiformes, Cypriniformes, Characiformes, Gymnotiformes, Siluriformes - orders
References
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Ostariophysi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ostariophysi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ostariophysi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
