Ostariophysi
Translingual
Etymology
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
Ostariophysi
- A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Teleostei – the carps, minnows, characins, electric eels, catfish, etc.
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