bony fish

noun — 2 senses

bony fish

noun
1

A fish of the taxonomic superclass Osteichthyes.

2

A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.

Related terms
bonefish, bony bream, bonytail, fishbone

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