Osteichthyes
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”).
Proper noun
Osteichthyes
- A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata – bony fish, lobe-finned fish, and terrestrial tetrapods.
Hypernyms
- (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum
Hyponyms
- (superclass): Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii
References
Osteichthyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Osteichthyes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Osteichthyes at the Tree of Life Web Project
