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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bon′y fish′,

Fishany fish of the class Osteichthyes, characterized by gill covers, an air bladder, and a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage.

1805–15, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bony fish

any fish of the class Osteichthyes, including most of the extant species, having a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage

'bony fish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bowfin - coelacanth - garpike - lungfish - sturgeon - teleost

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