‖Tæ′ni‐o‐so″mi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ταινία ribbon + σω̑μα body.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.