Ctenosquamate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ctenosquamate is an adjective meaning (zoology) Of or from the section Ctenosquamata of bony fish.
Meaning
(zoology) Of or from the section Ctenosquamata of bony fish.
More Meanings
- A fish of this section.
Example Sentences
Several other characteristics, mostly associated with improved locomotion and feeding, also mark the ascendancy of teleosts above the ctenosquamate level of development.
Word Forms
- ctenosquamates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ctenoidean, ctenacanthoid, cottoid, protacanthopterygian, cyclostomatous, ctenoid.
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