teleostei

Questions about teleostei

What does teleostei mean?

teleostei means "large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species".

How many syllables are in teleostei?

teleostei has 4 syllables and divides as te-le-o-stei under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for teleostei?

Close synonyms include subclass Teleostei. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is teleostei a common word?

teleostei is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.