noun
Osteichthyes; bony fishes
Scientific taxonomic term for the class of bony fishes; in some classifications includes tetrapods. Used in biology and zoology contexts.
硬骨魚綱は、硬骨を持つ魚類の大部分を含む分類群です。
Osteichthyes is a taxonomic group that includes most fish with bony skeletons.
Chondrichthyes, the class of cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, etc.), contrasted with bony fishes.
Compound of 硬骨 (hard bone) + 魚 (fish) + 綱 (class), a direct calque of the scientific name Osteichthyes.