Teleological
(Te`le*o*log"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. téléologique.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine
of design. — Te`le*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Teleologist
(Te`le*ol"o*gist) n. (Biol.) One versed in teleology.
Teleology
(Te`le*ol"o*gy) n. [Gr. teleos, the end or issue + -logy: cf. F. téléologie.] The doctrine of the
final causes of things; specif. (Biol.), the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of
organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in
no way admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine of
adaptation to purpose.
Teleophore
(Te"le*o*phore`) n. [Gr. teleos complete + to bear.] (Zoöl.) Same as Gonotheca.
Teleorganic
(Te`le*or*gan"ic) a. [Gr. teleos complete + E. organic.] (Physiol.) Vital; as, teleorganic
functions.
Teleosaur
(Te`le*o*saur") n. (Paleon.) Any one of several species of fossil suarians belonging to Teleosaurus
and allied genera. These reptiles are related to the crocodiles, but have biconcave vertebræ.
Teleosaurus
(||Te`le*o*sau"rus) n. [NL., fr. Gr. complete, perfect + a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of
extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic period, having a long and slender snout.
Teleost
(Te"le*ost) n. [Gr. complete + bone.] (Zoöl.) One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively.
Teleostean
(Te`le*os"te*an) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the teleosts. — n. A teleostean fish.
Teleostei
(||Te`le*os"te*i) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. complete + bone.] (Zoöl.) A subclass of fishes including all
the ordinary bony fishes as distinguished from the ganoids.
Teleostomi
(||Te"le*os`to*mi) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. complete + mouth.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of
fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the ganoids.
Teleozoic
(Te`le*o*zo"ic) a. (Zoöl.) Having tissued composed of cells.
Teleozoön
(Te*le*o*zo"ön) n. (Zoöl.) A metazoan.
Telepathy
(Te*lep"a*thy) n. [Gr. far off + to suffer.] The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts,
feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of
sensation. — Tel`e*path"ic, a. — Te*lep"a*thist, n.
Telepheme
(Tel"e*pheme) n. [Gr. afar + a saying.] A message by a telephone. [Recent]
