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mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… … Universalium
os pteroticum — (plural ossa pterotica)) pterotic (the paired, deep, endochondral bone and the superficial dermal bone covering it in Actinopterygii forming the lateral roof of the skull between the parietal and the hyomandibular, covering the ampulla of the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
pterotic — the paired, deep, endochondral bone and the superficial dermal bone covering it in Actinopterygii forming the lateral roof of the skull between the parietal and the hyomandibular, covering the ampulla of the horizontal semicircular canal. Also… … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
autopterotic — pterotic (the paired deep bone and the superficial dermal bone covering it forming the lateral roof of the skull between the parietal and the hyomandibular and in contact with the lateral semicircular canal) … Dictionary of ichthyology
os autopteroticum — (plural ossa autopterotica)) autopterotic or pterotic (the paired deep bone and the superficial dermal bone covering it forming the lateral roof of the skull between the parietal and the hyomandibular and in contact with the lateral semicircular… … Dictionary of ichthyology
