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PHYSOCLISTOUS

\fˌa͡ɪsəklˈɪstəs], \fˌa‍ɪsəklˈɪstəs], \f_ˌaɪ_s_ə_k_l_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_s]\

Definitions of PHYSOCLISTOUS

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Having no channel connecting swim-bladder and digestive tract, as in most Teleosts.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Having no channel connecting swim-bladder and digestive tract, as in most Teleosts (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

f[=i]-s[=o]-klis'tus, adj. having no air-bladder, or having it closed, as a fish. [Gr. physa, bellows, kleistos--kleiein, to close.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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