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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon;
[syn: Isospondyli, order Isospondyli]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Isospondyli \I`so*spon"dy*li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal + ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zool.) An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Isospondyli n 1: most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon [syn: Isospondyli, order Isospondyli]