-īˌsī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ostario- (from Greek ostarion small bone, diminutive of osteon bone) + -physi (from Greek physa bellows, bladder) — more at pustule
: a large order or other division of teleost fishes (as the characin, carp, catfish) having the anterior four vertebrae strongly modified and often grown together and supporting a chain of small bones which connect the air bladder with the ear
• os·tar·i·o·phys·i·al ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fizēəl adjective
• os·tar·i·o·phy·sine -fīˌsīn adjective
• os·tar·i·o·phy·sous -fīsəs adjective