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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Physostomi

/(fĭ*sŏs"tō̇*mī)/ · Phy·sos·to·mi · IPA
01 prop. n. pl. An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the sa…
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    An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others.(Zool.)