ˌtelēōˈsefəˌlī sometimes ˌtēl- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from tele- (II) + -cephali
in some classifications : a division of teleost fishes including those having the typical number of cranial and opercular bones, separate anterior vertebrae, and no mesocaracoid (as the perches and pike)
• tel·eo·ceph·a·lous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləs adjective