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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TELEOST

From New Latin teleosteī (pl) creatures having complete skeletons, from Greek teleos complete + osteon bone.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TELEOST

teleost  [ˈtɛlɪˌɒst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEOST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teleost can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TELEOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

teleost

Teleostei

Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 26,840 extant species in about 40 orders and 448 families; most living fishes are members of this group. The other two infraclasses, Holostei and Chondrostei, may be paraphyletic.

Definition of teleost in the English dictionary

The definition of teleost in the dictionary is any bony fish of the subclass Teleostei, having rayed fins and a swim bladder: the group contains most of the bony fishes, including the herrings, carps, eels, cod, perches, etc. Other definition of teleost is of, relating to, or belonging to the Teleostei.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELEOST


accost
əˈkɒst
compost
ˈkɒmpɒst
cost
kɒst
criss-crossed
ˈkrɪsˌkrɒst
defrost
diːˈfrɒst
embossed
ɪmˈbɒst
frost
frɒst
glasnost
ˈɡlæsˌnɒst
hoarfrost
ˈhɔːˌfrɒst
long-lost
ˈlɒŋlɒst
lost
lɒst
low-cost
ˌləʊˈkɒst
Pentecost
ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst
periost
ˈpɛrɪˌɒst
permafrost
ˈpɜːməˌfrɒst
repost
rɪˈpɒst
riposte
rɪˈpɒst
sepiost
ˈsiːpɪˌɒst
uncrossed
ʌnˈkrɒst
wast
wɒst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELEOST

teleologic
teleological
teleological argument
teleologically
teleologism
teleologist
teleology
teleonomic
teleonomy
teleosaur
teleosaurian
teleostean
teleostome
teleostomous
telepath
telepathic
telepathically
telepathise
telepathist
telepathize

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELEOST

almost
at any cost
at most
boost
come home to roost
dost
first post
foremost
get lost
ghost
Holy Ghost
host
last post
most
outpost
post
rule the roost
than most
the most
utmost

Synonyms and antonyms of teleost in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «teleost» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELEOST

Find out the translation of teleost to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of teleost from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teleost» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬骨鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teleósteos
570 millions of speakers

English

teleost
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

teleost
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكتملة العظام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

костистых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teleósteos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

teleost
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

téléostéens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teleost
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knochenfische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真骨魚類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teleost
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

teleost
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

teleost
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलोस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teleost
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teleostei
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

teleost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

костистих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teleost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

teleost
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teleost
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teleost
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teleost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of teleost

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEOST»

The term «teleost» is regularly used and occupies the 58.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEOST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «teleost» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «teleost» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teleost

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEOST»

Discover the use of teleost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teleost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Behaviour of Teleost Fishes
This book is about the behaviour of teleosts, a well-defined, highly successful taxonomic group of vertebrate animals sharing a common body plan and forming the vast majority of living bony fishes.
T.J. Pitcher, 1993
2
Developmental Biology of Teleost Fishes
The book is divided into 21 chapters, starting with the egg and embryonic development up to hatching. This is followed by a description of ectodermal, mesodermal and entodermal derivatives and the development of various organs.
Yvette W. Kunz, 2004
3
Behavioural Ecology of Teleost Fishes
The text will benefit allthose with a general interest in behavioural ecology, especially students, teachers, and researchers interested in the behaviour and ecology of fishes.
Jean-Guy J. Godin, 1999
4
Electrocommunication in Teleost Fishes: Behavior and Experiments
This volume provides the reader with a detailed account of these fishes' biology and behavior and their sophisticated sensory capacities.
Bernd Kramer, 2011
5
The Intrinsic Light Response of Teleost Retinal Horizontal Cells
The discovery of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) has overthrown the long-held belief that rods and cones are the exclusive retinal photoreceptors.
Ning Cheng, 2009
6
The Fish Immune System: Organism, Pathogen, and Environment
Numerous studies have focused on the histology of the teleost spleen (see reviews of Zapata, 1983; Zapata and Cooper, 1990) although there is little ultrastructural data (Zapata, 1982; Quesada et al., 1990; Zapata and Cooper, 1990; Press et ...
‎1997
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Development of Non-Teleost Fishes
Therefore, the present volume has been devoted to closing the gap by an up-to-date scientific review of the early life-history of these non-teleost fishes (agnathi excepted).
Yvette W. Kunz, Carl A. Luer, B. G. Kapoor, 2009
8
The Endocrine System: Volume 2: The Endocrine System
After Palay (1945) had traced neurosecretory material throughout the neurohypophysial system of a number of teleost species, both Bargmann and Scharrer utilized Comori's chrome-hematoxylin— phloxin stain to demonstrate the presence of ...
‎1969
9
Sexual Dimorphism in the Teleost Fish Central Nervous ...
Several studies conducted in higher organisms such as birds and mammals have recently suggested that sexual dimorphism may exist in learning and memory, particularly just prior to or during mating season.
Enrique Sosa, 2009
10
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Molecules and Receptors: ...
Cells of diencephalonic origin: hypophysiotropic hormone Advance teleost fishes (GnRH-IV) GnRH-IV (seabream, medaka GnRH) is present in the OVLT–POA area, only in advanced teleost fishes (cichlids: White et al., 1995; tilapia: Parhar, ...
I.S. Parhar, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEOST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teleost is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Icebreaker expected to begin journey home
A team of six DND divers are onboard the Teleost in the event further welding or repair is required during the journey, said the DFO release issued Monday. «The Telegram, Apr 15»
2
Repairs expected to resume on Coast Guard ship Ann Harvey
That tow line is still intact and when the welding of the plate is completed, the Teleost will tow the Ann Harvey from Connaire Bay to St. John's — a trek that could ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
3
Large Yellow Croaker Genome Reveals Adaptive Features in Stress …
Through sequence comparisons, the researchers not only delineated L. crocea's position in the teleost fish phylogeny, but also detected gene family expansions ... «GenomeWeb, Apr 15»
4
Icebreaker hits bottom off Newfoundland, but coast guard says all …
Once the Louis S. St-Laurent arrives, it will be on standby until another ship, the Teleost, arrives around noon on Thursday to assist in the operation. The coast ... «Globalnews.ca, Apr 15»
5
How a student beat top scientists to first reveal the power of Jurassic …
Teleosts have more complex jaws than tetrapods such as ourselves – there is not a single jaw joint, but four, so when it is feeding a teleost can project its mouth ... «The Conversation UK, Jan 15»
6
Jaw mechanics of a shell-crushing Jurassic fish revealed
These included ancestors of the modern teleost fishes – the group of 30,000 species of salmon, cod, seahorses, and perch – that dominate the waters today. «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
7
Fish compound can fight against heart disease
The peptide Urotensin II (UII) was first isolated from teleost fish, a class of ray-finned fishes. UII can modulate a vast array of biologic activities encompassing the ... «Khaleej Times, Jan 15»
8
Bony fish link history of fins and fingers
The researchers first tested the ability of genetic “switches” that control HoxD and HoxA genes from teleosts—bony, ray-finned fish—to shape the limbs of ... «Futurity: Research News, Jan 15»
9
Researchers find the ancient genetic link between fish fins and …
But previous researchers had focused on Teleost fish, an extremely large and diverse classification that includes nearly all commercial and sport fish (as in, ... «National Post, Jan 15»
10
Faced with Uncooperative Data, Evolutionary Icthyologists Reverse …
[UPDATE, 1-12-15: After posting the original draft of this article, I realized that, according to the standard phylogeny, tetrapods are not nested within teleosts (an ... «Discovery Institute, Dec 14»

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