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chondropterygian, a. and n. Zool.|ˌkɒndrɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən|
[f. mod.L. chondropterygii (f. Gr. χόνδρο-ς cartilage + πτερύγιον fin) + -an.]
A. n. A member of the order Chondropterygii, fishes having a cartilaginous endo-skeleton, as the shark, ray, and sturgeon.
1837Whewell Hist. Induc. Sc. III. xvi. vii. 369 Fish form two distinct series; that of fish properly so called, and that of chondropterygians or cartilaginous fish. 1861Couch Brit. Fishes I. 3 The Cartilaginous state of the endo-skeleton of Cuvier's chondropterygians.
B. adj. = next.
1881Academy 1 Jan. 11/3 Dr. Günther [adopts] the grouping together of the Ganoid and Chondropterygian fishes into a single sub-class, that of the Palaeichthyes. |