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Isospondyli

Isospondyli Meaning & Definition
Isospondyli Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Isospondyli?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Isospondyli: order Isospondyli

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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

Isospondyli In Webster's Dictionary

\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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