Teleostei

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Teleostei \Te`le*os"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? complete + ?
     bone.] (Zool.)
     A subclass of fishes including all the ordinary bony fishes
     as distinguished from the ganoids.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Teleostei
       n : large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living
           species [syn: {subclass Teleostei}]