English words for 'The scientific study of prehistoric fish.'
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- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
- giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
- gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
- silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
- sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
- northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)
noun
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- (especially US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
- (especially UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone.
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- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- (especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
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- Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys.
- Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
- Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
- Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).
- Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
- Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
- Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
- Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
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- flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
- flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
- any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
- any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
- (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
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- Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
- Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
noun
- flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
- any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
- Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- (British, derogatory) An objectionable elderly woman.
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- freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
- Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.
- One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
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- Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
- Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
- A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).
- (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
- (Asia) jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
- (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
- Any barracuda.
- Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
- (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
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- Any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish, thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
- (in particular) Either of the two extant species in this group; the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) or the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).
- fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
noun
noun
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
- giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
- Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
- gars (Lepisosteidae spp.)
- silver gar (Strongylura maritima, in family Belonidae)
- sauries (Scomberesocidae spp.)
- northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus, in family Syngnathidae)
noun
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- (especially US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
- (especially UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone.
verb
noun
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
- (especially UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- (especially US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.
noun
- Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys.
- Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
- Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
- Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).
- Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
- Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
- Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
- Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
noun
- flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
- flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
- any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
- any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
- (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
verb
noun
adj
- Having ganoid scales or plates, as a fish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Ganoidei.
- Having a smooth, shining surface, as if polished or enameled: specifically applied to those scales or plates of fishes which are generally of an angular form and composed of a bony or hard horny tissue overlaid with enamel.
noun
- flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
- any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
- Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- (British, derogatory) An objectionable elderly woman.
verb
noun
- freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
- Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.
- One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
noun
- Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
- Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
- A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).
- (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
- (Asia) jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
- (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
- Any barracuda.
- Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
- (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
noun
- Any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish, thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
- (in particular) Either of the two extant species in this group; the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) or the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).
- fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
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