单词 | elasmobranch |
释义 | elasmobranchn. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > class Chondrichthyes > member of 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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