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单词 elasmobranch
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elasmobranchn.

/ɪˈlazməbraŋk/
Etymology: Shortened < modern Latin elasmobranchii, < Greek ἐλασμός metal beaten out, metal-plate + βράγχια gills -branch comb. form.
Zoology.
An individual of the Elasmobranchii or Chondropterygii, a class of fishes marked by the cartilaginous nature of the bones, and the absence of sutures in the cranium, as the Shark, Sturgeon, Ray, etc. Also attributive or adj.
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cartilaginean1835
selachian1835
chondropterygian1837
elasmobranch1873
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. ii. 38 The neural arches may be made up of two separate pieces on each side, as in Elasmobranch fishes.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. Introd. 11 Two pairs of fins such as we find in the Elasmobranchs.
1881 Nature 17 Nov. 61/2 A Royal medal to Mr. Francis Maitland Balfour..for his work on the development of the elasmobranch fishes.
1887 Sci. Amer. 26 Feb. 130 The true fishes form one class, the elasmobranchs, sharks and rays, another class.
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