class Osteichthyes clas·sos·teicht·hyes uncommon noun 1. a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage SynonymsOsteichthyesclass Osteichthyes Related words Broader terms class Parts Vertebrata Part of bony fishCrossopterygiiDipnoiTeleostei WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.