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fish, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Anatomy of a ray-finned fish fish, limbless aquatic vertebrate animal with fins and internal gills. Traditionally the living fish have been divided into three class: the primitive jawless fish...

scale, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)scale, in zoology, an outgrowth, either bony or horny, of the skin of an animal. The major component of the scales of fishes is bone, and they are formed directly in the skin membrane as the fish grow...

amphibian, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)amphibian, in zoology, cold-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia. There are three living orders of amphibians: the frogs and toads (order Anura, or Salientia), the salamanders and newts (or...

nymph, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)nymph, in zoology: see insect.

ounce, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)ounce, in zoology: see leopard.

hamadryad, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)hamadryad, in zoology: see cobra.

phoebe, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)phoebe, in zoology: see flycatcher. ...

argonaut, in zoology

(Encyclopedia)argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus. ...

Fish, Stuyvesant

(Encyclopedia)Fish, Stuyvesant stīˈvəsənt [key], 1851–1923, American railroad executive, b. New York City; son of Hamilton Fish (1808–93). He became (1877) a director of the Illinois Central RR, and as its ...

Fish, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia)Fish, Nicholas, 1758–1833 and 1848–1902: see Fish, family. ...