physoclist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bladder”) + κλειστός (kleistós, “closed, shut”).

Noun

physoclist (plural physoclists)

1. (marine biology) A fish whose swim bladder is not open to its esophagus. [from 1885–90].

Antonyms

• physostome

Derived terms

• physoclistous