physostomous
1Physostomous — Phy*sos to*mous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having a duct to the air bladder. (b) Pertaining to the Physostomi. [1913 Webster] …
2physostomous — [fī΄sō stäm′ə təsfī säs′tə məs] adj. [< Gr physa (see PHYSOSTIGMINE) + STOMOUS] Zool. having the air bladder connected to the digestive tract by a tube, as certain fishes: also physostomatous [fī΄sō stäm′ə təs] …
3physostomous — having the gas bladder connected by a tube to the gut …
4physostomous — /fuy sos teuh meuhs/, adj. Ichthyol. having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct. Cf. physoclistous. [1885 90; PHYSO + STOMOUS] * * * …
5physostomous — phy·sos·to·mous …
6physostomous — /faɪˈsɒstəməs/ (say fuy sostuhmuhs) adjective Ichthyology having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct. {New Latin Phȳsostomī, a genus name (from Greek physa bladder + stomos mouthed) + ous} …
7physostomous — …
8pneumatic duct — noun : the duct that connects the air bladder with the alimentary canal in physostomous fishes * * * the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish …
9Plectospondyli — Plec to*spon dy*li, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? plaited + ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive suborder of fresh water physostomous fishes having the anterior vertebr[ae] united and much modified; the Eventognathi. [1913 Webster] …
10Gas bladder — and thus to stay at the current water depth, ascend, or descend without having to waste energy in swimming. cite encyclopedia | title =Fish | encyclopedia =Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 1999 | publisher =Microsoft | date =1999] The gas… …
