holostei

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holostei - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Holostei \Ho*los"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + ? a
     bone.] (Zool.)
     An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike,
     bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]